Psalms 120:2–3
Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
Deliuer my soule, O LORD, from lying lips: and from a deceitfull tongue.
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
‖†What shall be giuen vnto thee? or what shalbe done vnto thee, thou false tongue?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, what shall the deceitfull tongue giue vnto thee? or what shall it profit thee?
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. added.
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- Psalms 140:1–3Rank 1 from verse 2
1DELIVER me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
1¶ Deliuer me, O LORD, from the euill man: preserue me from the violent man.
2Which imagine mischiefes in their heart: continually are they gathered together for warre.
3*They haue sharpned their tongues like a serpent: adders poison is vnder their lips. Selah.
- Proverbs 12:22Rank 2 from verse 2
- Psalms 109:1–2Rank 3 from verse 2
1HOLD not thy peace, O God of my praise;
2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
1¶ Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise.
2††For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth of the deceitfull are opened against mee: they haue spoken against me with a lying tongue.
- Psalms 52:2–4Rank 4 from verse 2
2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.
3Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
2Thy tongue deuiseth mischiefes: like a sharpe rasor, working deceitfully.
3Thou louest euill more then good; and lying rather then to speake righteousnesse. Selah.
4‖Thou louest all deuouring words, O thou deceitfull tongue.
- Matthew 26:59–62Rank 5 from verse 2
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?
- Psalms 35:11Rank 6 from verse 2
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- Matthew 16:26Rank 2 from verse 3
- Romans 6:21Rank 3 from verse 3
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Psalms 120:2
Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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1. Reclining, resting, remaining, or being situated in a place. 2. Speaking or representing what is false or deceptive. 3. Lying with a person; having sexual intercourse.
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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.
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False or misleading, and therefore untrustworthy.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.
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Psalms 120:3
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Bestowed, granted, delivered, or appointed.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Not solid or sound; deceiving expectations. Not faithful or loyal; treacherous; perfidious; deceitful.
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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.
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1IN my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.
1¶ In my distresse I cried vnto the LORD: and hee heard me.
2Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
2Deliuer my soule, O LORD, from lying lips: and from a deceitfull tongue.
Selected passage3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
3‖†What shall be giuen vnto thee? or what shalbe done vnto thee, thou false tongue?
Selected passage4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
4‖Sharpe arrowes of the mightie: with coales of iuniper.