Psalms 109:2

The Lord shall send out a rod of power for thee out of Zion: 1 Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 1 Until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 1

3With thee is dominion in the day of thy power, 1 In the splendors of thy saints: 1 I have begotten thee from the womb before the morning. 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 15:3And Absalom said to him, See, thy affairs are right and clear, yet thou hast no one appointed of the king to hear thee.

Psalms 52:4They have all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; 1 There is none that does good, there is not even one. 1

Psalms 120:2My help shall come from the Lord, 1 Who made the heaven and the earth. 1

Proverbs 6:17The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, 1 Hands shedding the blood of the just; 1

Proverbs 15:28a The ways of righteous men are acceptable with the Lord; 1 And through them even enemies become friends. 1

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 →

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