Psalms 120:2 · KJV
“Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, {and} from a deceitful tongue.”
— Psalms 120:2
[A Song of degrees.] In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? {What shall be given...: or, What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee? or, what shall it profit thee?} {done: Heb. added}
Psalms 120 — Context
[A Song of degrees.] In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
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? {What shall be given...: or, What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee? or, what shall it profit thee?} {done: Heb. added}
4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. {Sharp...: or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man, with coals of juniper}
Cross References
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; {violent...: Heb. man of violences}
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips {are} abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly {are} his delight.
Psalms 52:2-4
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalms 109:1-2
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
Psalms 35:11
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge {things} that I knew not. {False...: Heb. Witnesses of wrong} {they...: Heb. they asked me}
Matthew 26:59-62
But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, {yet} found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,