1 Samuel 22:18; 1 Samuel 22:19; James 3:6-9
Thou lovest all devouring words - All words that tend to devour or “swallow up” reputation and happiness. Luther, “Thou speakest gladly all thing...
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...
devouring words. Hebrew words of swallowing up. Compare 1 Samuel 22:18 .
The term בלע , balang, in verse fourth, which has been translated destruction, I prefer understanding in the sense of hiding or conc...
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Thou lovest all devouring words— Hebrew. All the words of devouring, or destruction; O thou deceitful tongue! Or, repeating the word from the f...
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. Thou lovest all devouring words, O ... deceitful tongue - resumed from Psalms 52:2...
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...
Devouring words. — Literally, words of swallowing, such as swallow down (comp. Psalms 5:9 , where the throat is called “an open sepulchre”) a ne...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Thou lovest all devouring words ,.... Or "words of swallowing up" y; such as lies, calumnies, and detractions are, which devour the characters and r...
Thou lovest all devouring words, O [thou] deceitful tongue. Ver. 4. Thou lovest all devouring words ] Verba devoratoria ; the Greek hath it, κατα...
Thou lovest all devouring words Hebrew, דברי בלע, dibree balang, all the words of devouring , or destruction; that is, such calumnies as are the...
The Wickedness of Doeg. To the chief musician, Maschil. A psalm of David,...
Devouring words, such as might swallow up and destroy a whole family at once.
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...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“To the Chief Musician, Maschil, a Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David...
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 thyself in mischief, O mighty man? A social betrayer This psalm may be regarded as presenting to us a social betrayer in a va...
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Sins of speech The prominence given to sins of speech is peculiar. We s...
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 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...
Thou lovest all devouring words, literally, "words of swallowing," forms of speech by which he could harm and destroy others, O thou deceitful tongu...
4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.