Psalms 120:2
Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 120 connects to 10 cross-references. The first of fifteen Songs of Ascent (Psalms 120-134) likely used by pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. This lament cries to the Lord from Meshech and Kedar — symbols of hostile foreign lands — about lying lips and deceitful tongues. The …
Other Translations
Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, Andfrom a deceitful tongue.
O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!
O Lord, be the saviour of my soul from false lips, and from the tongue of deceit.
Cross References
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against …
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;