Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
they speak against me with lying tongues.
New American Standard Bible
They have spoken
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.
International Standard Version
for the mouths of wicked and deceitful people are opened against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
A Conservative Version
for they have opened against me the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
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.
Bible in Basic English
For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.
Darby Translation
For the mouth of the wicked man and the mouth of deceit are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue,
Julia Smith Translation
For the mouth of the unjust, and the mouth of deceit opened against me; they eke with me the tongue of false-hood.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for {wicked and deceitful mouths} have opened against me. They speak to me with a lying tongue.
Modern King James verseion
for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; they spoke against me with a lying tongue.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for the mouth of the ungodly, yea and the mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me, and speak against me with false tongues.
NET Bible
For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
For, the mouth of the lawless one and the mouth of the deceiver, against me, are open, They have spoken to me with false tongue;
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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!
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 109:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer Against An Enemy
1
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
they speak against me with lying tongues.
and attack me without cause.
Cross References
Psalm 52:4
you treacherous tongue!
2 Samuel 15:3-8
Absalom said to him, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king does not have anyone to listen to you.”
2 Samuel 17:1
Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men, and I will set out in pursuit of David tonight.
Psalm 31:13
terror is on every side.
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.
Psalm 31:18
they speak arrogantly against the righteous
with pride and contempt.
Psalm 64:3-4
and aim bitter words like arrows,
Psalm 120:2-3
and a deceitful tongue.”
Psalm 140:3
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.
Proverbs 6:17
hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 12:19
but a lying tongue, only a moment.
Proverbs 15:28
but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil things.
Jeremiah 9:3
lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land,
for they proceed from one evil to another,
and they do not take Me into account.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 9:5
no one tells the truth.
They have taught their tongues to speak lies;
they wear themselves out doing wrong.
Matthew 26:59-62
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.
Acts 6:13
They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.