Psalms 52:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

• Psalms 52:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  I will praise thee forever, beause thou hast done it - Because thou art the source of my safety. The fact that I have been delivered from the designs of Saul, and saved from the efforts of Doeg t...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done (h) [it]: and I will wait on thy name; for [it is] good before thy saints. (h) Executed his vengeance.

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• Psalms 52:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  LII. The Psalmist denounces an enemy of his who trusts in his wealth and in unscrupulous falsehood. He is confident that this adversary will be rooted up and that he himself will flourish and abide...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Thou hast done it. David ascribes all the glory to his God. Thy name . Thyself. See note on Psalms 20:1 . Thy saints. Some codices read singular. Thy beloved (One).

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• Psalms 52:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  9. I will praise thee, etc. He concludes the psalm with thanksgiving, and shows that he is sincere in this, by the special acknowledgement which he makes of the fact that this had been the wo...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  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. I will praise thee for ever - Because I know that all my good comes from the...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  I will wait on thy name— To wait on God's name, is, to wait or call upon, and expect aid from him, whose name is Jehovah, and who is every thing which that name implies. This is good before the...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  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. I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done (it). Faith anticipa...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Title.—(RV) 'For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David: when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.' In some respects Doeg ( 1 Samuel 22:9 ) m...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Because thou hast done it. — Better, because thou workest, i.e., for thy works, but spoken in anticipation of future manifestations. I will wait on thy name.... — Better, I will wait for thy...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 52:1-9 THE progress of feeling in this psalm is clear, but there is no very distinct division into strophes and one of the two Selahs does not mark a transition, though it does make a pause...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Boaster and the Truster Psalms 52:1-9 The inscription of this psalm describes its origin. The contrast which it presents is full of instruction. The ungodly is often a mighty man in the est...

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• Psalms 52:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In this song the attitude of God toward the wicked man who is a tyrant is manifest. The mighty man who boasts himself in mischief is first put in striking contrast to God whose mercy endureth continu...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  If we read these sweet verses, first with reference to Christ the head of his Church, and then, as the language of faith, from a conscious union with him, as the members of his body, we shall enter i...

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• Psalms 52:9 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE NAME TO TRUST IN ‘I will hope in Thy name.’ Psalms 52:9 (Prayer Book Version). ‘I will wait on Thy name, for it is good.’ What is God’s name? I. It is Jehovah, the Living One. —Ah! here...

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• Psalms 52:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  I will praise thee for ever ,.... Both in this world, as long as he lived, and had a being in it; and in the world to come, to all eternity. This is a resolution respecting what he would do, when he...

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• Psalms 52:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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. Ver. 9. I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it ] Hast del...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  I will praise thee because thou hast done it Destroyed mine and thine implacable enemies, and established me in the throne, and in thy house, of which I am no less assured than if it were already d...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Ruin of Doeg Predicted.       6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:   7 Lo, this is the man...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Because thou hast done it, i.e. destroyed Doeg, and all mine and thine implacable enemies, and established me in the throne, and in thy house; of which I am no less assured than if it were already...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  A Description Of How The Righteous See The Deceitful Man's Fate And The Personal Vindication Of Each Of The Righteous Concerning Themselves ( Psalms 52:6-9 ). Psalms 52:6 ‘The righteous also wi...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“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.” “ To the Chi...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The title of this psalm is not disputed. It relates to the treachery of Doeg. See the history, 1 Samuel 21:1-7 ; 1 Samuel 22:9-23 . Psalms 52:1 . Why boastest thou, oh Doeg, of thy superior loy...

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• Psalms 52:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? A social betrayer This psalm may be regarded as presenting to us a social betrayer in a variety of aspects. Doeg was an “informer,” one whom...

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• Psalms 52:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION HERE , again, the title is the best guide to the origin, intent, and authorship of the psalm. It is ascribed to David, and said to have been written on the occasion when Doeg the Edo...

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• Psalms 52:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Punishment of Evil Tongues. To the chief musician, for use in public worship, Maschil, a didactic anthem, a psalm of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, and said unto him, David...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Ephesians 3:20 ; Ephesians 3:21 ; Lamentations 3:25 ; Lamentations 3:26 ; Proverbs 18:10 ; Psalms 123:2 ; Psalms 123:3 ; Psalms 130:5 ; Psalms 130:6 ; Psalms 27:14 ; Psalms 40:1 ; Psalms...

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• Psalms 52:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Thou hast — Destroyed mine and thine implacable enemies, and established me in the throne, of which I am no less assured, than if it were already done. I will continue in thy way, placing my whole...

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