Psalms 52:3

Psalms 52:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah

Context of Psalms 52:3

1Why do you boast in evil, you mighty man? The faithfulness of God endures all day long. 2Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit. You love evil more than good, Lies more than speaking what is right. Selah 4You love all words that devour, You deceitful tongue. 5But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

Psalms 52:3 word by word

אָהַ֣בְתָּ רָּ֣ע מִטּ֑וֹב שֶׁ֓קֶר׀ מִדַּבֵּ֖ר צֶ֣דֶק סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

• loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• moreמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• Liesשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• speakingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• whatצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 52:3

• Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are foolish, They do not know Me; They are foolish children And have no understanding. They are skillful at doing evil, But they do not know how to do good.”
• Micah 3:2You who hate good and love evil, Who tear off their skin from them And their flesh from their bones,
• Romans 1:25For they exchanged the truth of God for falsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
• 2 Timothy 3:4treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
• Psalms 62:4They have planned only to thrust him down from his high position; They delight in falsehood; They bless with their mouth, But inwardly they curse. Selah
• Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongues like their bows; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” declares the Lord.
• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
• Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

Commentaries on Psalms 52:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Thou lovest evil - This was a finished character. Let us note the particulars: He boasted in the power to do evil. His tongue devised, studied, planned, and spoke mischiefs. He was a deceitful worker. He loved evil and not good. He loved lying; his delight was in falsity. Every word that tended to the destruction of others he loved. 7. His tongue was deceitful; he pretended friendship while his heart was full of enmity, Psalm 52:1-4. Now behold the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Thou lovest evil more than good - Thou dost prefer to do injury to others, rather than to do them good. In the case referred to, instead of aiding the innocent, the persecuted, and the wronged, he had attempted to reveal the place where he might be found, and where an enraged enemy might have an opportunity of wreaking his vengeance upon him. And lying rather than to speak righteousness - He preferred a lie to the truth; and, when he supposed that his own…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Dishonest speech can change a person's character.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91. mighty man--literally, "hero." Doeg may be thus addressed, ironically, in respect of his might in slander.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 52:3

• Falsehood
• Rich, the
• Speaking
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• David
• Mischief
• Psalms
• Doeg
• Lie; Lying
• Psalms, Book of
• Maschil

Commentaries on Psalms 52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings