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Psalm 109:2–4

For wicked and vdeceitful mouths are opened against me,

speaking against me with lying tongues.

They encircle me with words of hate,

and attack me wwithout cause.

In return for my love they xaccuse me,

but I ygive myself to prayer.1

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Psalm 109:2–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

for people who are wicked and deceitful

have opened their mouths against me;

they have spoken against me with lying tongues.

With words of hatred they surround me;

they attack me without cause.

In return for my friendship they accuse me,

but I am a man of prayer.

Psalm 109:2–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me:

They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

They compassed me about also with words of hatred;

And fought against me without a cause.

For my love they are my adversaries:

But I give myself unto prayer.

Psalm 109:2–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

while the wicked slander me

and tell lies about me.

They surround me with hateful words

and fight against me for no reason.

I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations

even as I am praying for them!

Psalm 109:2–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful

Have opened against me;

They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,

And fought against me without a cause.

In return for my love they are my accusers,

But I give myself to prayer.

Psalm 109:2–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

Wicked people and liars have spoken against me;

they have told lies about me.

They have said hateful things about me

and attack me for no reason.

They attacked me, even though I loved them

and prayed for them.

Psalm 109:2–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

They have compassed me about also with words of hatred,

And fought against me without a cause.

For my love they are my adversaries:

But I give myself unto prayer.

Psalm 109:2–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For the mouth of the wicked man and the mouth of deceit are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue, And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause. For my love they are mine adversaries; but I give myself unto prayer.

Psalm 109:2–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Wicked and deceitful people have opened their mouths against me. 

They speak against me with lying tongues. 

They surround me with hateful words. 

They fight against me for no reason. 

In return for my love, they accuse me, 

but I pray for them.

Psalm 109:2–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;

they speak against me with lying tongues.

They surround me with hateful words

and attack me without cause.

In return for my love they accuse me,

but I continue to pray.

Psalm 109:2–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me,

speaking against me with lying tongues.

They beset me with words of hate,

and attack me without cause.

In return for my love they accuse me,

even while I make prayer for them.

Psalm 109:2–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

for wicked and deceitful mouths

have opened against me.

They speak to me with a lying tongue.

They also surround me with words of hate,

and fight me without cause.

In return for my love they accuse me,

though I am in prayer.

Psalm 109:2–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Sinful people who lie and cheat have spoken against me.

They have used their tongues to tell lies about me.

They gather all around me with their words of hatred.

They attack me without any reason.

They bring charges against me,

even though I love them

and pray for them.

Psalm 109:2–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me;

They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,

And fought against me without cause.

In return for my love they act as my accusers;

But I am in prayer.


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