Psalms 52

Verse 1

WEB For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, “David has come to Abimelech’s house.” Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.

KJV To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

TSK A. M. 2942. B.C. 1062. Doeg: ps 54:3, 1sa 21:7, 1sa 22:9-19; told: ps 59:7, jer 9:8, ex 22:9; boastest: ps 10:2,3, ps 94:4, ro 1:30, 2ti 3:2; mischief: ps 7:14, ps 10:7, ps 36:3-6, pr 6:14,18, isa 59:4, mic 7:3; O mighty: ge 6:4,5, ge 10:8,9, 1sa 21:7; goodness: ps 103:17, ps 107:1, ps 137:1,2, 1jo 4:7,8

Verse 2

WEB Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

KJV Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

TSK Thy: ps 50:19, ps 64:2-6, ps 140:2,3, pr 6:16-19, pr 30:14, jer 9:3,4, jer 18:18, mt 26:59, ac 6:11-13, ac 24:1,5, re 12:10; like: ps 57:4, ps 59:7, pr 12:18, pr 18:21; working: ps 109:2, ps 120:2, 2co 4:2, 2co 11:13

Verse 3

WEB You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.

KJV Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

TSK lovest: jer 4:22, mic 3:2, ro 1:25, 2ti 3:4; lying: ps 62:4, jer 9:3-5,8, joh 8:44, re 22:15

Verse 4

WEB You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.

KJV Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

TSK devouring: 1sa 22:18,19, jas 3:6-9

Verse 5

WEB God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.

KJV God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

TSK God: ps 7:14-16, ps 55:23, ps 64:7-10, ps 120:2-4, ps 140:9-11, pr 12:19, pr 19:5,9, re 21:8; pluck: ps 37:35,36, job 18:14, job 20:6,7, lu 16:27,28; root: pr 2:22; the land: ps 27:13, ps 116:9, isa 38:11

Verse 6

WEB The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,

KJV The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

TSK righteous: ps 37:34, ps 64:9, ps 97:8, job 22:19, mal 1:5, re 15:4, re 16:5-7, re 18:20, re 19:1,2; and fear: ps 40:3, ps 119:120; laugh: ps 58:10,11, isa 37:22

Verse 7

WEB “Behold, this is the man who didn’t make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”

KJV Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

TSK Lo: isa 14:16,17, joh 19:5; made: ps 146:3-5, jer 17:5; trusted: ps 49:6-20, ps 62:9,10, job 31:24,25, 1ti 6:17; strengthened: ps 73:7-11,18-20, ec 8:8, ho 12:7,8

Verse 8

WEB But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.

KJV But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

TSK like: ps 1:3, ps 92:12-14, jer 11:16, ho 14:6-8, ro 11:24; I trust: ps 13:5, ps 33:18, ps 147:11

Verse 9

WEB I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.

KJV I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

TSK praise: ps 145:1,2, ps 146:2, eph 3:20,21; wait: ps 27:14, ps 40:1, ps 48:9,10, ps 62:1,5, ps 123:2,3, ps 130:5,6, pr 18:10, la 3:25,26; for it is: ps 54:6, ps 73:25,26,28