Psalms 52:1
To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David.\
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
In Context
2\52:1\When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech.
Cross References
Genesis 10:8And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of the earth.
1 Samuel 21:7Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, kept back before the Lord; his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the strongest of Saul's runners.
Psalms 7:14\7:13\He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire.
Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
Psalms 54:3\54:1\Let your name be my salvation, O God; let my cause be judged by your strength.
Psalms 94:4Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 52:1
David, no doubt, was in very great grief when he said to Abiathar ( 1 Sam. xxii. 22 ), "I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house," who were put to death upon Doeg's malicious information; to give some vent to that grief, and to gain some relief to his mind under it, he penned this psalm, wherein, as a prophet, and therefore with as good an authority as if he had been now a prince upon the throne, I. He arraigns Doeg for what he had done, ver. 1 . II. He accuses him, convicts him, and… Read the whole commentary →