Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word
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Themes 4 ▾
Judgment 1-2, 7 Sin 2, 7 Wealth and Poverty 7 Idolatry 7
Symbols 1 ▾
Olive Tree plant 8
Speakers 1 ▾
David human 1-9
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City of God 1× 8 John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible 1× 1-9 Keil and Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament 1× 1, 5, 8 Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary 1× 1, 6 Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary 1× 2, 4-9
Manuscript witnesses 5 ▾
Codex Sinaiticus Aleph c. AD 330-360 Codex Vaticanus B c. AD 300-325 Codex Alexandrinus A c. AD 400-440 Aleppo Codex (Crown of Aleppo) c. AD 930 Leningrad Codex (Codex Leningradensis) AD 1008
Cross-references 72 ▾
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What is Psalms 52 about?

The next song belongs to the time when Doeg the Edomite betrayed David to Saul, boasting in the slaughter he brought upon the priests of Nob. David confronts the mighty man who trusts in wealth and loves lying more than righteousness, warning that God will pluck him out of the land of the living. By contrast he likens himself to a green olive tree flourishing in the house of God, trusting in His mercy for ever. The psalm assures the faithful that the deceitful tongue will be judged and that those who take refuge in God will endure.

Historical backdrop

These are the songbook of a nation, sung across a thousand years of Israel's worship, from Moses in the wilderness to the exiles returned from Babylon. They were carried from the tabernacle to Solomon's temple to the second temple rebuilt under Persia, set to the lyre and the harp and the clash of cymbals in the courts of the LORD.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 52
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Psalms 52
The Church Fathers on Psalms 52
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Psalms 52

Psalms Chapter 52
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1Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.
2Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. [Selah
4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
5God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. [Selah
6The righteous also shall see it, and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying,
7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
8But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.
9I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it; And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.
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What is Psalms 52 about?

The next song belongs to the time when Doeg the Edomite betrayed David to Saul, boasting in the slaughter he brought upon the priests of Nob. David confronts the mighty man who trusts in wealth and loves lying more than righteousness, warning that God will pluck him out of the land of the living. By contrast he likens himself to a green olive tree flourishing in the house of God, trusting in His mercy for ever. The psalm assures the faithful that the deceitful tongue will be judged and that those who take refuge in God will endure.