Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
They have spoken
Holman Bible
they speak against me with lying tongues.
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 {To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} 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.
Cross References
Psalm 52:4
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
2 Samuel 15:3-8
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
2 Samuel 17:1
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
Psalm 31:13
For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
Psalm 31:18
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Psalm 64:3-4
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Psalm 120:2-3
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
Psalm 140:3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Proverbs 6:17
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 12:19
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
Jeremiah 9:3
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:5
And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Matthew 26:59-62
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
Acts 6:13
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: