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THOU LOVEST ALL DEVOURING WORDS - All words that tend to devour or
“swallow up” reputation and happiness. Luther, “Thou speakest
gladly all things (anything) that will serve to destruction.”
Anything,...
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Psalms 52
The Proud and Boasting Man
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1. The character of the man of sin (Psalms 52:1)
2. The character of the righteous (Psalms 52:8)
The four Psalms which follow (all Maschil Psalms) give mos...
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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 rooted up and that he himself will flourish and abide in...
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DEVOURING WORDS. Hebrew words of swallowing up. Compare 1 Samuel
22:18....
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_devouring words_ Lit., _words of swallowing up_. Cp. the use of the
verb in Psalms 35:25, "We have swallowed him up": and Psalms 53:4.
_O thou deceitful tongue_ This rendering is certainly preferable...
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Denunciation of the evil-doer and prediction of his fate....
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THOU LOVEST ALL DEVOURING WORDS— Hebrew. _All the words of
devouring,_ or _destruction; O thou deceitful tongue!_ Or, repeating
the word from the foregoing clause, _Thou lovest the tongue of deceit;
i...
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PSALMS 52
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Doeg the Edomite Denounced.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 52:1-5, Doeg Remonstrated with, Described, and
Threatened. Stanza II., Psalms 52:6-9, The Laugh of the Righteous o...
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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 Ahimelech.' In some respects Doeg (1 Samuel 22:9) migh...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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DEVOURING WORDS. — Literally, _words of swallowing,_ such as swallow
down (comp. Psalms 5:9, where the throat is called “an open
sepulchre”) a neighbour’s life, honour, and goods....
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_[Psalms 52:6]_ אָהַ֥בְתָּ כָֽל ־דִּבְרֵי
־בָ֗לַע לְשֹׁ֣ון...
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Psalms 52:1
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 not
mark a transition, though it does make a pause. Firs...
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THE BOASTER AND THE TRUSTER
Psalms 52:1
The inscription of this psalm describes its origin. The contrast which
it presents is full of instruction. The ungodly is often a mighty man
in the estimation...
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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 striking contrast to God whose mercy endureth continua...
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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 or later must follow; we shall not lose sight of
th...
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The term בלע _, balang, _in verse fourth, which has been translated
_destruction, _I prefer understanding in the sense of _hiding _or
_concealment. _He seems to allude to the drawing back of the tongu...
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In Psalms 52 we find faith as regards the power of the wicked man, who
was in presence of the godly. The goodness of God endured. God would
destroy the proud and deceitful man, while the righteous wou...
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THOU LOVEST ALL DEVOURING WORDS,.... Or "words of swallowing up" y;
such as lies, calumnies, and detractions are, which devour the
characters and reputations of men, and are the cause sometimes of
the...
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Thou lovest all devouring words, O [thou] deceitful tongue.
Ver. 4. _Thou lovest all devouring words_] _Verba devoratoria_; the
Greek hath it, καταποντισμου, that devour and swallow up,
so as the sea...
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_Thou lovest all devouring words_ Hebrew, דברי בלע, _dibree
balang, all the words of devouring_, or _destruction;_ that is, such
calumnies as are the most pernicious in their nature, and as may most
e...
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Thou lovest all devouring words, literally, "words of swallowing,"
forms of speech by which he could harm and destroy others, O THOU
DECEITFUL TONGUE, the entire person of Doeg being included in this...
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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 Edomite, came and told Saul,
and said unto him, David is...
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O THOU DECEITFUL TONGUE:
Or, and the deceitful tongue...
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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 t...
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DEVOURING WORDS, such as might swallow up and destroy a whole family
at once....
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Psalms 52:4 love H157 (H8804) devouring H1105 words H1697 deceitful
H4820 tongue H3956
devouring -...
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSEQUENCES TO HIMSELF RESULTING FROM HIS
SINFULNESS (PSALMS 52:4).
The Psalmist now tells us that what a man sows he will reap. In the
final analysis God will do to men what th...
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CONTENTS: The triumph of God's people over all oppressors.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Those who think to support themselves in their own power
and wealth without God and His Word, are wretc...
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The title of this psalm is not disputed. It relates to the treachery
of Doeg. See the history, 1 Samuel 21:1; 1 Samuel 22:9.
Psalms 52:1. _Why boastest thou,_ oh Doeg, of thy superior loyalty to
Saul,...
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_Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working
deceitfully._
SINS OF SPEECH
The prominence given to sins of speech is peculiar. We should have
expected high-handed violence rather than t...
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_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
variety of aspects. Doeg was an “informer,” one whom We...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 52:1. The faithful develop confidence in
God’s care and protection, particularly when surrounded by ruthless
enemies. The title sets the psalm during David’s flight from Sau...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“To the Chief Musician, Maschil, a Psalm of
David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him,
David is come to the house of Ahimelech.”
“_To the Chie...
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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 have
been written on the occasion when Doeg the Edomite acq...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Psalms 51:1-19.
David is surely one of the most outstanding characters of the Old
Testament. He was greatly hated and greatly loved. He had the capacity
to inspire t...
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1 Samuel 22:18; 1 Samuel 22:19; James 3:6...