Psalm 144:8

Translations

Modern

…whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.

Traditional

Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Literal

…whose mouth has spoken emptiness, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Latin

…quorum os locutum est vanitatem, et dextera eorum dextera iniquitatis.

Original

Hebrew

English

…whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.

Notes

Psalms 144:5–8

The psalmist asks God to act against his enemies (compare Psalm 18:7–19).

Psalms 144:1–15

This lament begins with an exclamation of love for the Lord. The community then reflects on the temporary nature of life (Psalm 144:3–4). The psalmist asks for God's help and anticipates victory (Psalm 144:5–11).

A new song (Psalm 144:9–10) and a prayer for rescue (144:11) introduce the theme of the Lord’s blessings through his care and protection (Psalm 144:12–15).

Psalms 138:1–145:21

In this final group of psalms of David, psalms of praise and wisdom (Psalms 138–139, 145) form a frame around five psalms of lament (Psalms 140–144).

Theme notes and profiles

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Related verses

Psalm 12:2
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
Psalm 41:6
My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
Psalm 62:4
They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
Isaiah 44:20
He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
Deuteronomy 32:40
For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,
Psalm 58:3
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
Genesis 14:22
But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
Psalm 10:7
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
Psalm 109:2–3
For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
Revelation 13:16–17
And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
Isaiah 59:5–7
They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.
Matthew 5:30
And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.

Glossary

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Topics

Children: Wicked Falsehood: General Scriptures Concerning The Hands: Right Hand: (Full of Falsehood) of Deceitfulness

Psalm 144:8

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