Psalms 120:2

“Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.”

"Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue." - Psalms 120:2
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What does Psalms 120:2 mean?

Psalm 120 is the first of fifteen Songs of Ascents found in the Book of Psalms, and it is often attributed to King David. These songs were sung by Jewish pilgrims as they ascended to Jerusalem for the annual feasts. Each of them captures the emotions and experiences of the…

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A Plea for Truth: Finding Refuge from Deceit

In the midst of life's complexities and the cacophony of voices that surround us, there emerges a poignant cry for help. Psalms 120:2 encapsulates this need with a desperate appeal: "Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue." This plea resonates…

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A Prayer for Protection Against Deceit

O Gracious and Almighty Lord, As I come before You today, my heart is heavy with the burdens of this world. I reflect on the words from Psalm 120:2, where the psalmist cries out, "Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue." In these ancient words, I…

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Psalms 120:2 - "Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue."
Psalms 120:4 - "Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper."
Psalms 120:7 - "I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war."
Psalms 120:6 - "My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace."
"My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace." - Psalms 120:6
"Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!" - Psalms 120:5
Psalms 120:1 - "In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me."
Psalms 120:5 - "Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!"
Psalms 119:120 - "My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments."
"Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper." - Psalms 120:4
Psalms 120:3 - "What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?"
"I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war." - Psalms 120:7
"What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?" - Psalms 120:3
"In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me." - Psalms 120:1
"My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments." - Psalms 119:120
Psalms 81:2 - "Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery."
Psalms 115:2 - "Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?"
Psalms 64:2 - "Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:"
"Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery." - Psalms 81:2
Psalms 54:2 - "Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth."
Psalms 149:2 - "Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King."
Psalms 5:2 - "Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray."
Psalms 17:2 - "Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal."
"Both low and high, rich and poor, together." - Psalms 49:2
Psalms 125:2 - "As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever."
Psalms 133:2 - "It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;"
"Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore." - Psalms 113:2
Psalm 95:1-2 - "O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms."
Psalms 95:2 - "Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms."