Psalms 52:3
(52:5) Thou lovest evil more than good; falsehood more than speaking righteousness. Selah.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
In Context
2(52:4) Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs, like a sharpened razor, thou worker of deceit.
4(52:6) Thou lovest all words of destruction, the tongue of deceit.
Cross References
Psalms 62:4(62:5) Yea, from his height do they take counsel to cast [him] down; they delight in lies: with their mouth do they bless, but inwardly do they curse. Selah.
Jeremiah 4:22“Because my people is foolish, me have they not known; sottish children are they, and they have not any understanding: wise are they to do evil, but how to do good they do not know.”
Jeremiah 9:8(9:7) A murderous arrow is their tongue; [every one] speaketh deceit: with his mouth speaketh he peaceably to his neighbor, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.
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 →