Psalms 52:5
Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
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In The King James Version
In Context
4You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
6The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
Cross References
Job 20:6Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,
Psalms 27:13Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
Psalms 116:9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
Psalms 140:9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
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 →