Psalms 52:3
Why dost thou glory in malice, thou that art mighty in iniquity?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
In Context
2when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul David went to the house of Achimelech
4All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.
Cross References
Psalms 62:4How long do you rush in upon a man? you all kill, as if you were thrusting down a leaning wall, and a tottering fence.
Jeremiah 4:22For my foolish people have not known me: they are foolish and senseless children: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Jeremiah 9:8Their tongue is a piercing arrow, it hath spoken deceit: with his mouth one speaketh peace with his friend, and secretly he lieth in wait for him.
John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and he stood not in the truth; because truth is not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
2 Timothy 3:4Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasures more than of God:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 52:2-6
The Wickedness of Doeg. 1 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. The title is… Read the whole commentary →