Psalms 52:4

devouring words. Hebrew words of swallowing up. Compare 1 Samuel 22:18.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 52:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou lovest all devouring words - All words that tend to devour or “swallow up” reputation and happiness. Luther, “Thou speakest gladly all thing...
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 roo...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The term בלע , balang, in verse fourth, which has been translated destruction, I prefer understanding in the sense of hiding or conc...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou lovest all devouring words— Hebrew. All the words of devouring, or destruction; O thou deceitful tongue! Or, repeating the word from the f...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. Thou lovest all devouring words, O ... deceitful tongue - resumed from Psalms 52:2...
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 Ahi...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Devouring words. — Literally, words of swallowing, such as swallow down (comp. Psalms 5:9 , where the throat is called “an open sepulchre”) a ne...
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...
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 instruc...
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 str...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

We shall not lose an atom of this subject, considered as to the persecutions of good men, by the evil in general, nor the sure judgment which sooner...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou lovest all devouring words ,.... Or "words of swallowing up" y; such as lies, calumnies, and detractions are, which devour the characters and r...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou lovest all devouring words, O [thou] deceitful tongue. Ver. 4. Thou lovest all devouring words ] Verba devoratoria ; the Greek hath it, κατα...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou lovest all devouring words Hebrew, דברי בלע, dibree balang, all the words of devouring , or destruction; that is, such calumnies as are the...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Wickedness of Doeg. To the chief musician, Maschil. A psalm of David,...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Devouring words, such as might swallow up and destroy a whole family at once.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Description Of The Consequences To Himself Resulting From His Sinfulness ( Psalms 52:4-5 ). The Psalmist now tells us that what a man sows he wi...
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...
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 ....
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 va...
The Biblical Illustrator

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Sins of speech The prominence given to sins of speech is peculiar. We s...
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 h...
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 Edo...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Thou lovest all devouring words, literally, "words of swallowing," forms of speech by which he could harm and destroy others, O thou deceitful tongu...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 22:18 ; 1 Samuel 22:19 ; James 3:6-9

⁴ Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 52:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 52:4