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they have spoken against me with lying tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/109.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/109.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/109.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/109.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful Have opened against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/109.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they have opened a wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/109.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/109.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/109.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For they have opened a wicked mouth and a deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/109.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/109.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/109.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/109.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/109.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Destructive and deceitful lies are told about me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/109.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: they have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/109.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Wicked and deceitful people have opened their mouths against me. They speak against me with lying tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/109.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Wicked people and liars have attacked me. They tell lies about me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/109.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />for the mouths of wicked and deceitful people are opened against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/109.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/109.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/109.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/109.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/109.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/109.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, "" They have opened against me, "" They have spoken with me—A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/109.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me -- A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/109.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the mouth of the unjust, and the mouth of deceit opened against me; they spake with me the tongue of false-hood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/109.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O God, be not thou silent in thy praise: for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful man is opened against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/109.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 108:2>O God, do not be silent toward my praise, for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the deceitful one have been opened against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/109.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />O God, whom I praise, do not be silent, for wicked and treacherous mouths attack me. They speak against me with lying tongues; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/109.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/109.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/109.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceiver is opened against me; they have spoken with me with a false tongue.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/109.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me; They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/109.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the crafty <i>man</i> have been opened against me: they have spoken against me with a crafty tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/109-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13976" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">The Song of the Slandered</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: ū·p̄î- (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4820.htm" title="4820: mir·māh (N-fs) -- Deceit, treachery. From ramah in the sense of deceiving; fraud.">and deceitful</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: p̄î (N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">mouths</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: pā·ṯā·ḥū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">open</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against me;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bə·rū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">they speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tî (Prep:: 1cs) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">against me</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: šā·qer (N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">with lying</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: lə·šō·wn (N-csc) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">tongues.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-22.htm">Luke 6:22</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11-13</a></span><br />Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.” / So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin, / where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Romans 3:13-14</a></span><br />“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” / “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a></span><br />Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm">1 Peter 3:16</a></span><br />keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-14.htm">1 Peter 4:14</a></span><br />If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6-8</a></span><br />The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. / All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, / but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-10.htm">Revelation 12:10</a></span><br />And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">Psalm 35:11</a></span><br />Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Psalm 38:12</a></span><br />Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/52-2.htm">Psalm 52:2-4</a></span><br />Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit. / You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah / You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/56-5.htm">Psalm 56:5</a></span><br />All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Psalm 64:3</a></span><br />who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">the mouth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Psalm 31:13,18</a></b></br> For I have heard the slander of many: fear <i>was</i> on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Psalm 64:3,4</a></b></br> Who whet their tongue like a sword, <i>and</i> bend <i>their bows to shoot</i> their arrows, <i>even</i> bitter words: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Psalm 140:3</a></b></br> They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison <i>is</i> under their lips. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">of the deceitful.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/120-3.htm">Psalm 120:3</a></b></br> What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-17.htm">Proverbs 6:17</a></b></br> A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/12-19.htm">Proverbs 12:19</a></b></br> The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue <i>is</i> but for a moment.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/101-7.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Deceitful</a> <a href="/psalms/101-7.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/psalms/36-2.htm">Hatred</a> <a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/psalms/107-42.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/107-42.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Open</a> <a href="/psalms/106-17.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/psalms/107-42.htm">Sinner</a> <a href="/psalms/63-11.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/psalms/81-5.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/psalms/78-36.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/psalms/107-42.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/107-42.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/psalms/107-11.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/119-29.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/psalms/119-29.htm">Deceitful</a> <a href="/psalms/119-29.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/psalms/109-3.htm">Hatred</a> <a href="/psalms/120-2.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/psalms/109-30.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/115-5.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/psalms/112-9.htm">Open</a> <a href="/psalms/116-16.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/psalms/112-10.htm">Sinner</a> <a href="/psalms/109-20.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/psalms/114-1.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/psalms/120-2.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/psalms/109-6.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/119-150.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/psalms/109-3.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 109</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-1.htm">David complains of his slanderous enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">He shows their sin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-21.htm">Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">He promises thankfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/109.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/109.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;</b><br>This phrase highlights the psalmist's experience of being falsely accused and slandered. In biblical context, the wicked often refers to those who oppose God's ways and His people. Deceitful mouths suggest intentional falsehoods and manipulation. Historically, false accusations were a common tactic used by enemies to undermine leaders, as seen in the stories of Joseph (Genesis 39) and Daniel (Daniel 6). This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, who faced false accusations from religious leaders (<a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Matthew 26:59-61</a>).<p><b>they speak against me with lying tongues.</b><br>The emphasis on "lying tongues" underscores the malicious intent behind the words spoken against the psalmist. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, one's reputation was crucial, and slander could lead to social and legal repercussions. The use of the tongue as a metaphor for speech is common in Scripture, highlighting the power of words to harm or heal (<a href="/proverbs/18-21.htm">Proverbs 18:21</a>). This phrase connects to other scriptures that warn against the dangers of the tongue, such as <a href="/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6-8</a>. It also foreshadows the false testimonies brought against Jesus during His trial (<a href="/mark/14-56.htm">Mark 14:56-59</a>), further establishing a typological connection to Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">Psalm 109</a>, David is expressing his distress over being falsely accused and slandered by his enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The unspecified adversaries who are speaking deceitfully against David, representing those who oppose the righteous.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and protector whom David calls upon for justice and vindication.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>Words can be used to build up or destroy. As believers, we must be mindful of our speech, ensuring it aligns with truth and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_slander.htm">Responding to Slander</a></b><br>When faced with false accusations, we should follow David's example by turning to God in prayer, seeking His justice and protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Even when wronged, we can trust that God sees all and will ultimately vindicate the righteous.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_hearts.htm">Guarding Our Hearts</a></b><br>We must be vigilant against allowing bitterness or a desire for revenge to take root, instead leaving judgment to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_integrity.htm">The Importance of Integrity</a></b><br>Living a life of integrity and truthfulness is crucial, as it reflects our commitment to God and His ways.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_109.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 109</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_stance_on_slander.htm">What is the Bible's stance on slander?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_judgment_on_deceitful_tongues.htm">Psalm 120:2-3 - Is there archaeological or textual evidence that consistently attributes judgment on 'deceitful tongues' in this manner?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_15_2-3_with_rahab's_lie.htm">Psalm 15:2-3 demands complete truthfulness and no slander; how do we reconcile this with instances of approved deceit (e.g., Rahab in Joshua 2)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_36_1_align_with_romans_2.htm">Psalm 36:1 suggests the wicked have 'no fear of God'--how is this reconciled with other biblical texts claiming innate moral awareness (Romans 2:14-15)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/109.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Of</span> <span class= "bld">the deceitful.</span>--Properly, as in margin, <span class= "ital">of deceit; </span>consequently, to make the two expressions alike, it is proposed to read, instead of "mouth of the wicked" (properly, <span class= "ital">of a wicked man</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>"mouth of wickedness." In any case the best English equivalent will be, "a wicked mouth and a deceitful mouth." "A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword" (<span class= "ital">Whichcote</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><span class= "bld">Spoken against me.</span>--Rather (comp. <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm" title="The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things:">Psalm 12:3</a>), <span class= "ital">talked with me.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/109.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful</span>; literally, <span class="accented">of deceit - the</span> abstract for the concrete. Are opened against me; literally, <span class="accented">hare they opened upon me</span> (Kay, Cheyne, Revised Version). <span class="cmt_word">They have spoken against ms with a lying tongue</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/27-12.htm">Psalm 27:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">Psalm 35:11</a>). Calumny and misrepresentation are ever the portion of the children of God. David was calumniated by Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/22-7.htm">1 Samuel 22:7-13</a>), by Absalom (<a href="/2_samuel/15-3.htm">2 Samuel 15:3, 4</a>), by Shimei (<a href="/2_samuel/16-8.htm">2 Samuel 16:8</a>), and others. One more perfect than David was even more calumniated (<a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Matthew 11:19</a>; <a href="/matthew/12-24.htm">Matthew 12:24</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61</a>; <a href="/luke/23-2.htm">Luke 23:2</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/109-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רָשָׁ֡ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and deceitful</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֭רְמָה</span> <span class="translit">(mir·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4820.htm">Strong's 4820: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deceit, treachery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mouths</span><br /><span class="heb">פִ֪י</span> <span class="translit">(p̄î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">open</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּתָ֑חוּ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ṯā·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against me;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they speak</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְּר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֝תִּ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me with lying</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁקֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm">Strong's 8267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deception, disappointment, falsehood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tongues.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשׁ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">The tongue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/109-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 109:2 For they have opened the mouth (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/109-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 109:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 109:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/109-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 109:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 109:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>