Psalms 120:2
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 120
“Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.”Psalms 120:2
What Does Psalms 120:2 Mean?
Psalms 120:2 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 120, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Truth.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Psalms 120:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
James 3:6“And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.”Proverbs 6:17“A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,”Matthew 12:34“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”Psalms 109:2“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.”Psalms 140:1“Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;”Psalms 31:18“Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.”Proverbs 12:22“Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.”Jeremiah 9:3“And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.”Job 15:5“For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.”Psalms 52:2“Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.”Psalms 109:1“Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;”Jeremiah 9:6“Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.”Nehemiah 6:10“Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.”Psalms 6:4“Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.”Psalms 35:11“False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.”Psalms 52:5“God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.”Matthew 26:59“Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;”Mark 12:14“And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?”Genesis 39:17“And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:”
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