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2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; …
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; …
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. …
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Here is, I. Deliverance from a false tongue obtained by prayer. David records his own experience of this. 1. He was brought into distress, into great distress, by lying lips and a deceitful tongue . There were those that sought his ruin, and had almost effected it, by lying. (1.) By telling lies to him. They flattered him with professions and protestations of friendships, and promises of kindness…
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