Psalms 120:2
O LORD! deliver me from lying lips, From the deceitful tongue!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
In Context
1“A psalm of steps.” In my distress I called upon the LORD, And he answered me.
3What profit to thee, Or what advantage to thee, is the false tongue?
Cross References
Psalms 35:11False witnesses have risen up; They charge me with that which has not entered my mind.
Psalms 52:6The righteous shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him.
Psalms 140:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Deliver me, O LORD! from the evil man, Save me from the man of violence,
Micah 6:12For her rich men are full of violence, And her inhabitants speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 120:2-5
Confession and Complaints. 1 In my distress I cried unto the Lord , and he heard me. 2 Deliver my soul, O Lord , from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Here is, I. Deliverance from a false tongue obtained by prayer. David records his own experience of this. 1. He was brought into distress, into great distress, by lying lips and a deceitful tongue. There were those that… Read the whole commentary →