Psalms 120:2

“Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.] Not from such lips, and such a tongue of his own, which David abhorred; though every good man desires to be kept from speaking lies and deceit; nor from the company of those who have such lips and tongues, which he was determined should not dwell with him; but from the malignity of them, from being hurt in his character and reputation by them; God can restrain them, and prevent the ill influence of them when he pleases, (<193120>Psalm 31:20 <235417>Isaiah 54:17). Such were the lips and tongues of Doeg the Edomite, (<195202>Psalm 52:2-4), and of Saul’s courtiers, who insinuated to him that David sought his hurt,…”

“Deliver my soul, O Lord - My soul is harassed and distressed. Perhaps the meaning also may be, My life is in danger. Or, if it refers to the soul as such, then it means that everything pertaining to his soul was deeply affected by the course which was pursued. He was maligned, slandered, misrepresented, deceived, and he had no comfort or peace. From lying lips - False, deceitful, slanderous. Compare the notes at Psalms 31:18. And from a deceitful tongue - From a tongue whose statements cannot be relied on; whose words are deceptive; whose promises are false. David was often called to experience troubles of this sort; and this is a kind of trial which may come upon anyone in a form which he…”

“from lying lips: Psa 35:11, Psa 52:2-4, Psa 109:1, Psa 109:2, Psa 140:1-3; Mat 26:59-62 Psalms 120:3”