Psalms 52
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The enemies of the truth and the church described, Their destruction | ||
| «To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech. Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day? | 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. | |
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 |
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| Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade. | Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. | |
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 |
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| You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.) | You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah. | |
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 |
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| Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue. | You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue. | |
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 |
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| But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.) | 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. | |
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 |
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The upright rejoice | ||
| The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you: | The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying, | |
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 |
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| See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth. | “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.” | |
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 |
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| But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever. | 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. | |
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 |
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| I will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good. | 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. | |
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 |
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