Psalms 120:2
Deliuer my soule, O Lord, from lying lippes, and from a deceitfull tongue.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
In Context
1A song of degrees. I called vnto the Lord in my trouble, and hee heard me.
3What doeth thy deceitfull tongue bring vnto thee? or what doeth it auaile thee?
Cross References
Psalms 35:11Cruell witnesses did rise vp: they asked of me things that I knewe not.
Psalms 52:6The righteous also shall see it, and feare, and shall laugh at him, saying,
Psalms 140:1To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Deliuer me, O Lord, from the euill man: preserue me from the cruel man:
Micah 6:12For the rich men thereof are full of crueltie, and the inhabitants thereof haue spoken lyes, and their tongue is deceitfull 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 →