Psalms 52:1
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, and said to him, David is come to the house of Abimelech.” Why gloriest thou in mischief, thou man of violence? The goodness of God yet continueth daily.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
In Context
2Thy tongue deviseth mischief, Like a sharp razor, thou contriver of deceit!
Cross References
Psalms 7:14Behold, he travailed with iniquity, And conceived mischief, But hath brought forth disappointment!
Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of perjury, deceit, and oppression; Mischief and injustice are upon his tongue.
Psalms 54:3For enemies have risen up against me, And oppressors seek my life; They have not set God before their eyes. [[Pause.]]
Psalms 94:4How long shall their lips pour forth insolence? How long shall all the evil-doers boast?
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 →