Psalms 109:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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.

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me. But the Hebrew verb is active х paatach (H6605)], and therefore the translation must be, 'They (mine adversaries) open the mouth of the wicked (such a mouth as the wicked opens), and the mouth of deceit against me.' The mouth of the wicked seeks the destruction of the godly. The mouth of deceit makes treachery and false accusation its means. To this latter refers the next clause.

They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. The circumstances attending Messiah's condemnation answer to this description (Matthew 26:59, "The chief priests, and elders ... sought false witness against Jesus, to put Him to death").

Psalms 109:2

2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitfula are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.