←Psalm 52→BSB

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Kindness (Solidarity) 7 Love 4 Trust 4 To Acknowledge 4 Deceit (Deception) 2 Deceit (Act) 2 Fear 2 Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) Deceive Deceit (Betrayal) Laziness Deceit (Covert) To Love Love (Appreciation) Righteousness (Standard) Be (Or Show Oneself) Just Acquit Justice (Right) Righteousness (Act) Just Put Right With Make Righteous Deserved Justify (Vindicate) Justify Justly Justice Righteousness (Quality) Fear (State) Awe (State) Fear (Terror) Fear (Reverence) Fear (Awe) Fearful Respect Respect (Among People) Praise

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Psalms Book Overview Ahimelech Articles

Why Do You Boast of Evil?

(1 Samuel 22:6–23)

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.”

ⓘ Liars foolishly deceive themselves by thinking that they...

Liars foolishly deceive themselves by thinking that they can be heroes by their words. They believe themselves innocent of any charges of evildoing, though they love evil and cause destruction. Those who speak curses, sarcasm, bitterness, arrogant boasting, and deceptions (31:18; 34:13; 59:7, 12; 120:2–3; 140:3, 9) bring about chaos, alienation, and destruction (Jas 3:5). Their sharp words cut like swords and daggers (Pss 55:21; 57:4; 64:3), the fangs of a snake (140:3), or a razor.
ⓘ Wicked people use words to destroy relationships and...

Wicked people use words to destroy relationships and communities. They foolishly think that they can be heroes by their words (52:1–4), but their fate suddenly overtakes them (52:5–7). In contrast, the godly renew their commitment to the Lord (52:8–9) and find their future secure in him.
1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?The loving devotion of God endures all day long.2Your tongue devises destructionlike a sharpened razor,O worker of deceit.3You love evil more than good,falsehood more than speaking truth.Selah4You love every word that devours,O deceitful tongue.
ⓘ God’s judgment on the wicked will come suddenly...

God’s judgment on the wicked will come suddenly and forcibly. The godly rejoice in God’s justice, not in the misfortunes of the wicked.
5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin;He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent;He will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah6The righteous will see and fear;they will mock the evildoer, saying,7“Look at the manwho did not make God his refuge,but trusted in the abundance of his wealthand strengthened himself by destruction.”
ⓘ The psalmist commits himself to a life of...
  • The psalmist commits himself to a life of trust in the Lord.
  • An olive tree lives a long time when cared for (1:3; 128:3). The psalmist desires to be close to the Lord, his Savior and the source of his blessing (18:6; 23:6).
8But I am like an olive treeflourishing in the house of God;I trust in the loving devotion of Godforever and ever.9I will praise You forever,because You have done it.I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.