Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 109:2 — Meaning and Application
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. {of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit} {are opened: Heb. have opened themselves}”
Psalms 109:2
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
[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. {of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit} {are opened: Heb. have opened themselves}
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
For my love they are my adversaries: but I {give myself unto} prayer.
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