Psalms 52:1

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.
• New International Version (NIV)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?
• 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.

Context of Psalms 52:1

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the mercy of God endureth continually. 2Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah

Psalms 52:1 word by word

מַה־תִּתְהַלֵּ֣ל בְּ֭רָעָה הַגִּבּ֑וֹר חֶ֥סֶד אֵ֝֗ל כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 52:1

• Psalms 54:3For strangers are risen up against me, and violent men have sought after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah
• 1 Samuel 21:7Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
• 1 Samuel 22:9Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which stood by the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
• Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
• Jeremiah 9:8Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.
• Exodus 22:9For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, whereof one saith, This is it, the cause of both parties shall come before God; he whom God shall condemn shall pay double unto his neighbour.
• Psalms 10:2In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
• Psalms 94:4They prate, they speak arrogantly: all the workers of iniquity boast themselves.
• Romans 1:30backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
• 2 Timothy 3:2For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
• Psalms 7:14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
• Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
• Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise and to do good.
• Proverbs 6:14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord.
• Micah 7:3Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the mischief of his soul: thus they weave it together.
• Genesis 6:4The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men which were of old, the 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