Psalms 120:2
Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
Psalms 120:2 in other translations
| BSB | Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue. |
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| WEB | Deliver my soul, LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. |
| ASV | Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, And from a deceitful tongue. |
| YLT | O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue! |
| DARBY | Jehovah, deliver my soul from the lying lip, from the deceitful tongue. |
| BBE | O Lord, be the saviour of my soul from false lips, and from the tongue of deceit. |
| Webster | Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. |
What does Psalms 120:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 120:2-3
Psa 120:1-7. This is the first of fifteen Psalms (Psalms 120-134) entitled "A Song of Degrees" (Psa 121:1--literally, "A song for the degrees"), or ascents. It seems most probable they were designed for the use of the people when going up (compare 1Ki 12:27, 28) to Jerusalem on the festival occasions (De 16:16), three times a year. David appears as the author of four, Solomon of one (Psa 127:1), and the other ten are anonymous, probably composed after the captivity. In this Psalm the writer acknowledges God's mercy, prays for relief from a malicious foe, whose punishment he anticipates, and then repeats his complaint.
2-3. Slander and deceit charged on his foes implies his innocence. tongue--as in Psa 52:2, 4.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 120:1-4
The psalmist was brought into great distress by a deceitful tongue. May every good man be delivered from lying lips. They forged false charges against him. In this distress, he sought God by fervent prayer. God can bridle their tongues. He obtained a gracious answer to this prayer. Surely sinners durst not act as they do, if they knew, and would be persuaded to think, what will be in the end thereof. The terrors of…
Psalms 120:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 120:2
- Psalms 140:1-3
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
- Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
- Psalms 109:1-2
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 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.
- Psalms 52:2-4
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
- Psalms 35:11
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
- Matthew 26:59-62
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
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Context
- Psalms 120:1
A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.
- Psalms 120:2
Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
- Psalms 120:3
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
Psalms 120:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Libra mi alma, oh Jehová, de labio mentiroso, de la lengua fraudulenta. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Éternel! délivre mon âme de la lèvre menteuse, de la langue qui trompe. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jehova, errette meine Seele von der Lippe der Lüge, von der Zunge des Truges! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Auxilium meum a Domino, qui fecit cælum et terram. |