Psalms 109:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י פִ֪י רָשָׁ֡ע וּֽפִי־מִ֭רְמָה עָלַ֣י פָּתָ֑חוּ דִּבְּר֥וּ אִ֝תִּ֗י לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃

Transliteration

For pî of-rāšāʿ and-pî-of-mirmâ against-me pātāḥû; dibbərû with-me ləšôn of-šāqer.

Grammar Details

• *pî*: noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of
• *rāšāʿ*: adjective, masculine singular - wicked/evil person
• *pî-mirmâ*: construct phrase - mouth of deceit
• *pātāḥû*: verb, qal perfect 3rd person plural - they have opened
• *dibbərû*: verb, piel perfect 3rd person plural - they have spoken
• *ləšôn*: noun, feminine singular construct - tongue of
• *šāqer*: noun, masculine singular - falsehood/lie/deception

Word Meanings

• *rāšāʿ*: wicked person/evil one/criminal
• *mirmâ*: deceit/treachery/fraud
• *šāqer*: lie/falsehood/deception/betrayal

Referenced Verses

• Ps 52:4 : 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
• Ps 64:3-4 : 3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words, 4 That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
• Ps 120:2-3 : 2 Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, [And] from a deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?
• Ps 140:3 : 3 They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders' poison is under their lips. {H5542}
• Prov 6:17 : 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;
• Prov 12:19 : 19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
• Prov 15:28 : 28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
• Jer 9:3 : 3 And they bend their tongue, [as it were] their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
• Jer 9:5 : 5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
• Matt 26:59-62 : 59 Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; 60 and they found it not, though many false witnesses came. But afterward came two, 61 and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. 62 And the high priest stood up, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
• Acts 6:13 : 13 and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak {G989} words against this holy place, and the law:
• 2 Sam 15:3-8 : 3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! 5 And it was so, that, when any man came nigh to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him. 6 And 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 at the end of forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto Jehovah, in Hebron. 8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If Jehovah shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve Jehovah.
• 2 Sam 17:1 : 1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
• Ps 31:13 : 13 For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
• Ps 31:18 : 18 Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.