Psalms 109:2
for they have opened against me the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise,
3They have also encompassed me about with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:3And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right, but there is no man appointed by the king to hear thee.
Psalms 31:13For I have heard the slander of many. Fear [was] on every side, while they took counsel together against me. They devised to take away my life.
Psalms 52:4Thou love all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Psalms 120:2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.
Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 15:28The heart of a righteous man meditates to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:2-6
Appeal to God Against Enemies. 1 Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. 4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. 5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. It is the unspeakable comfort of all good people that, whoever is against them, God… Read the whole commentary →