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Psalms 52:1
1Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
Psalms 52:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
Context of Psalms 52:1
Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? 2You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor. 3You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
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מַה־תִּתְהַלֵּ֣ל בְּ֭רָעָה הַגִּבּ֑וֹר חֶ֥סֶד אֵ֝֗ל כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 52:1
- Psalms 54:3Arrogant foes are attacking me; ruthless people are trying to kill me— people without regard for God.
- 1 Samuel 21:7Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief shepherd.
- 1 Samuel 22:9But Doeg the Edomite, who was standing with Saul’s officials, said, “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelek son of Ahitub at Nob.
- Psalms 59:7See what they spew from their mouths— the words from their lips are sharp as swords, and they think, “Who can hear us?”
- Jeremiah 9:8Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully. With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors, but in their hearts they set traps for them.
- Exodus 22:9In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any other lost property about which somebody says, ‘This is mine,’ both parties are to bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges declare guilty must pay back double to the other.
- Psalms 10:2In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
- Psalms 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.
- Romans 1:30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;
- 2 Timothy 3:2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
- Psalms 7:14Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
- Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
- Psalms 36:3The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.
- Proverbs 6:14who plots evil with deceit in his heart— he always stirs up conflict.
- Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire— they all conspire together.
- Genesis 6:4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
Commentaries on Psalms 52:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Why boastest thou thyself - It is thought that Doeg boasted of his loyalty to Saul in making the above discovery; but the information was aggravated by circumstances of falsehood that tended greatly to inflame and irritate the mind of Saul. Exaggeration and lying are common to all informers. O mighty man? - This character scarcely comports with Doeg, who was only chief of the herdsmen of Saul, 1 Samuel 21:7; but I grant this is not decisive evidence that…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Why boastest thou thyself in Mischief? - Why dost thou “exult” in that which is wrong? Why dost thou find pleasure in evil rather than in good? Why dost thou seek to triumph in the injury done to others? The reference is to one who prided himself on schemes and projects which tended to injure others; or who congratulated himself on the success which attended his efforts to wrong other people. O mighty man - DeWette and Luther render this, “tyrant.” The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The enemies of the truth and the church described, Their destruction. (1-5) The righteous rejoice. (6-9) Verses 1-5 Those that glory in sin, glory in their shame. The patience and forbearance of God are abused by sinners, to the hardening of their hearts in their wicked ways. But the enemies in vain boast in their mischief, while we have God's mercy to trust in. It will not save us from the guilt of lying, to be able to say, there was some truth in what…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The accuser, Doeg the Edomite, is an example of a person who chose to do evil.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
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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
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