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Psalm 109:2–4

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2for people who are wicked and deceitfuli

have opened their mouths against me;

they have spoken against me with lying tongues.j

3With words of hatredk they surround me;

they attack me without cause.l

4In return for my friendship they accuse me,

but I am a man of prayer.m

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Cross references

  1. iSee Ps 43:1
  2. jSee Ps 52:4
  3. kPs 69:4
  4. lPs 35:7; Jn 15:25
  5. mPs 69:13; 141:5

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me,

speaking against me with lying tongues.

They encircle me with words of hate,

and attack me without cause.

In return for my love they accuse me,

but I give myself to prayer.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.