Psalms 52:5

Will none of the workers of iniquity know, who devour my people as they would eat bread? they have not called upon God. There were they greatly afraid, where there was no fear:

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4+ 52:4 Rom. 3. 10-12. They have all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that does good, there is not even one.

6for God has scattered the bones of the men-pleasers; they were ashamed, for God despised them.

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Cross References

Job 20:6although his gifts should go up to heaven, and his sacrifice reach the clouds.

Psalms 140:9Keep me from the snare which they have set for me, and from the stumbling-blocks of them that work iniquity.

Proverbs 12:19True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.

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 →

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