Psalms 109:2–3

⁴Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

^4‖Thou louest all deuouring words, O thou deceitfull tongue.

¹⁷A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

^17†A proude looke, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood:

²Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

³What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

²Deliuer my soule, O LORD, from lying lips: and from a deceitfull tongue.

^3‖†What shall be giuen vnto thee? or what shalbe done vnto thee, thou false tongue?

¹MOREOVER Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

¹¶ Moreouer Ahithophel said vnto Absalom, Let mee nowe chuse out twelue thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after Dauid this night.

¹³And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

¹³And set vp false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speake blasphemous words against this holy place, and the Law.

⁵And 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.

^5‖And they will deceiue euery one his neighbour, and will not speake the trueth, they haue taught their tongue to speake lies, and weary themselues to commit iniquity.

¹⁹The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

¹⁹The lippe of trueth shall bee established for euer: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

¹³For 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.

¹³For I haue heard the slaunder of many, feare was on euery side: while they tooke counsell together against me, they deuised to take away my life.

¹⁸Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

^18†Let the lying lippes be put to silence: which speake grieuous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

³And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

⁴Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

⁵And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

⁶And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

⁷¶ And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lord, in Hebron.

⁸For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord.

³And Absalom said vnto him, See, thy matters are good & right, but there is ^‖no man deputed of the king to heare thee.

⁴Absalom said moreouer, Oh that I were made Iudge in the land, that euery man which hath any suit or cause, might come vnto me, and I would do him iustice.

⁵And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him, to doe him obeisance, he put foorth his hand, and tooke him, and kissed him.

⁶And on this maner did Absalom to all Israel, that came to the King for iudgement: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

⁷¶ And it came to passe after fourtie yeeres, that Absalom said vnto the king, I pray thee, let mee goe and pay my vow which I haue vowed vnto the LORD in Hebron.

⁸For thy seruant vowed a vowe while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring mee againe in deed to Ierusalem, then I will serue the LORD.

³And 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.

³And they bend their tongue like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the trueth vpon the earth: for they proceed from euil to euill, and they know not me, saith the LORD.

⁵⁹Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

⁶⁰But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

⁶¹And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

⁶²And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

⁵⁹Now the chiefe Priests and Elders, and all the councell, sought false witnesse against Iesus to put him to death,

⁶⁰But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

⁶¹And said, This fellow said, ^*I am able to destroy the Temple of God, and to build it in three dayes.

⁶²And the high Priest arose, and said vnto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it, which these witnesse against thee?

²⁸The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

²⁸The heart of the righteous studieth to answere: but the mouth of the wicked, powreth out euil things.

³Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

⁴That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

^3*Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bowes to shoote their arrowes, euen bitter words:

⁴That they may shoote in secret at the perfect: suddenly doe they shoote at him, and feare not.

³They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

^3*They haue sharpned their tongues like a serpent: adders poison is vnder their lips. Selah.

⁴They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

⁴They that hate mee without a cause, are moe then the haires of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mightie: then I restored that which I tooke not away.

⁷For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

⁷For without cause haue they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they haue digged for my soule.

²⁴If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

²⁵But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

²⁴If I had not done among thē the works which none other man did, they had not had sinne: but now haue they both seene, & hated both me & my father.

²⁵But this commeth to passe, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, ^*They hated me without a cause.

²⁰For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

²⁰For they speake not peace: but they deuise deceitfull matters against them that are quiet in the land.

¹⁷They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

^17‖They came round about mee daily like water: they compassed mee about together.

⁴¶ And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:

⁵For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

⁴¶ And Ionathan spake good of Dauid vnto Saul his father, and said vnto him, Let not the King sinne against his seruant, against Dauid: because hee hath not sinned against thee, and because his workes haue bene to thee ward very good.

⁵For he did put his ^*life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, & the LORD wrought a great saluation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst reioyce: Wherefore then wilt thou sinne against innocent blood, to slay Dauid without a cause?

¹⁸And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

¹⁸And he said, Wherefore doeth my lord thus pursue after his seruant? for what haue I done? or what euill is in mine hand?

¹²And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counseller, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

¹²And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, Dauids counseller, from his citie, euen from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices: and the conspiracie was strong, for the people encreased continually with Absalom.

⁷And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

⁸The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.

⁷And thus said Shimei when hee cursed, Come out, come out thou ^†bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

⁸The LORD hath returned vpon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast raigned, and the LORD hath deliuered the kingdome into the hand of Absalom thy sonne: and ^†behold, thou art taken to thy mischiefe, because thou art a bloody man.

¹²Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

^12‖Ephraim compasseth mee about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Iudah yet ruleth with God, and is faithfull with the Saints.

¹¹They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

¹¹They haue now compassed vs in our steps: they haue set their eyes bowing downe to the earth:

¹²Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

¹²Many bulles haue compassed me: strong bulles of Bashan haue beset me round.

³For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.

⁴They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.

³For loe, they lye in waite for my soule; the mighty are gathered against me, not for my transgression, nor for my sinne, O LORD.

^4†They runne and prepare themselues without my fault: awake to helpe me, and behold.