Psalm 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.

Cross-references

Psalm 31:13 Parallel

Psalm 31:13 describes enemies whispering and plotting — parallel to the wicked mouths and lying tongues in Psalm 109:2.

Psalm 140:3 Parallel

Psalm 140:3 compares wicked tongues to serpent venom — a vivid parallel to the deceitful mouths described here.

Psalm 120:3 Parallel

Psalm 120:3 directly addresses the deceitful tongue — a parallel lament about the harm of lying speech.

Psalm 64:3 Parallel

Psalm 64:3 uses the same image of tongues as swords — enemies sharpen their speech to attack the righteous.

Psalm 31:18 Parallel

Psalm 31:18 prays for lying lips to be silenced — directly echoing the lying tongues mentioned in Psalm 109:2.

Psalm 59:7 Parallel

Psalm 59:7 depicts enemies with swords in their lips — the same violent speech as the deceitful mouths here.

Psalm 144:8 Parallel

Psalm 144:8 similarly describes enemies with lying mouths and false right hands, echoing the deceitful tongues of Psalm 109:2.

Psalm 120:2 Parallel

Psalm 120:2 directly echoes the plea against lying lips and deceitful tongues — the same threat as here.

Psalm 119:69 also mentions being smeared with lies by the insolent — the same experience of false accusations.

Psalm 52:2 Parallel

Psalm 52:2 also condemns a tongue that plots destruction and deceit — the same weapon of the wicked.

Psalm 64:2 Related theme

Psalm 64:2 asks for protection from secret plots — the same wicked schemes behind the lying tongues here.

Psalm 55:11 Related theme

Psalm 55:11 describes fraud in the city — a broader context of deceit that includes the lying tongues here.

2 Samuel 15:3–8 Historical context

2 Samuel 15:3-8 recounts Absalom's deceitful words to steal hearts — a historical instance of the lying tongues David laments.

Jeremiah 9:3 describes the same 'bent tongue' of falsehood — a land where lies prevail, echoing the deceitful mouths in this psalm.

Jeremiah 9:5 expands on the same theme: everyone teaches their tongue to speak lies, mirroring the lying tongues here.

Matthew 26:59-62 describes false witnesses against Jesus — a typological fulfillment of David's experience with lying accusers.

Acts 6:13 Typology

Acts 6:13 shows false witnesses speaking against Stephen — a concrete example of the lying tongues described here.

Proverbs 6:17 lists a lying tongue as something the Lord hates — reinforcing the moral condemnation of such speech.

Proverbs 12:19 contrasts truthful lips with a lying tongue — highlighting the temporary nature of deceit versus enduring truth.

Proverbs 15:28 contrasts the righteous who ponder answers with the wicked who pour out evil — similar theme of wicked speech.

Lamentations 2:16 shows enemies opening their mouths against Jerusalem, a parallel to the lying mouths opened against the psalmist.