Psalms 120:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

O Lord, be the saviour of my soul from false lips, and from the tongue of deceit.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:11 : 11 False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.
  • Ps 52:2-4 : 2 Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade. 3 You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.) 4 Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.
  • Ps 109:1-2 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.> God of my praise, let my prayer be answered; 2 For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.
  • Ps 140:1-3 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, take me out of the power of the evil man; keep me safe from the violent man: 2 For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war. 3 Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)
  • Prov 12:22 : 22 False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.
  • Matt 26:59-62 : 59 Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death; 60 And they were not able to get it, though a number of false witnesses came. 61 But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days. 62 And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you?

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    13 Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.

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    4 Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.

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    14 Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.

    15 O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.

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    12 Do not give me into their hands, because false witnesses have come out against me, and men breathing destruction.

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    22 False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.

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    13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

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    12 Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;

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    3 O Lord, keep a watch over my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

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