Psalms 52:1
Unto the end. For Mahalath: the thoughts of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
In Context
2They were corrupted, and they became abominable with iniquities. There is no one who does good.
Cross References
Genesis 10:8And then Cush conceived Nimrod; he began to be powerful on the earth.
1 Samuel 21:7Now a certain man among the servants of Saul was there on that day, inside the tabernacle of the Lord. And his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the most powerful among the shepherds of Saul.
Psalms 7:14And with it, he has prepared instruments of death. He has produced his arrows for those on fire.
Psalms 10:7He will rain down snares upon sinners. Fire and brimstone and windstorms will be the portion of their cup.
Psalms 54:3Be attentive to me, and heed me. I have been grieved in my training, and I have been disturbed
Psalms 94:4For in his hand are all the limits of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are his.
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 →