Psalms 120:2
“Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.”
Psalms 120:2 — King James Version
Verse 2 of 7 in Psalms chapter 120 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Psalms 120:2 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.”
- American Standard Version
- “Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, [And] from a deceitful tongue.”
Psalms 120 — full chapter (King James Version)
In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Woe is me, that I sojourn in , that I dwell in the tents of ! My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.