Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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 Chanter, a Psalm of David} Hold not thy tongue, O God of my praise; 2 for the mouth of the ungodly, yea and the mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me, and speak against me with false tongues. 3 They compass me about with words of hatred, and fight against me without a cause.
Cross References
Psalm 52:4
Thou lovest to speak all words that may do hurt, O thou false tongue.
2 Samuel 15:3-8
then said Absalom unto him, "See, thy matter is good and righteous, and yet no man is deputed of the king to hear thee."
2 Samuel 17:1
Then Ahithophel said unto Absalom, "Let me choose out, I pray thee, twelve thousand men. And I will up and follow after David by night.
Psalm 31:13
For I have heard the blasphemy of the multitude, and fear is on every side, while they conspire together against me, and take their counsel to take away my life.
Psalm 31:18
Let the lying lips be put to silence, which cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully speak against the righteous.
Psalm 64:3-4
who have whet their tongue like a sword, and shoot out 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 sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Proverbs 6:17
A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 12:19
A true mouth is ever constant; but a dissembling tongue is soon changed.
Proverbs 15:28
A righteous man museth in his mind how to do good; but the mind of the ungodly imagineth how he may do harm.
Jeremiah 9:3
They bend their tongues like bows, to shoot out lies: As for the truth, they may nothing away with all in the world. For they go from one wickedness to another, and hold nothing of me, sayeth the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:5
Yea, one dissesembleth with another, and they deal with no truth. They have practiced their tongues to lie, and taken great pains to do mischief.
Matthew 26:59-62
The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,
Acts 6:13
and brought forth false witnesses which said, "This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law,