Psalms 109:2
for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
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In Context
1God of my praise, don’t remain silent,
3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:3Absalom said to him, “Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you.”
Psalms 31:13For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.
Psalms 52:4You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.
Psalms 120:2Deliver my soul, LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.
Proverbs 6:17arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
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 →