Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 52:1
Continually — God is continually doing good: thou art continually doing mischief. O mighty — He speaks ironically. O valiant captain! To kill a few weak and unarmed persons.
Continually — God is continually doing good: thou art continually doing mischief. O mighty — He speaks ironically. O valiant captain! To kill a few weak and unarmed persons.
PSALM LII _The psalmist points out the malevolence of a powerful enemy,_ _and predicts his destruction_, 1-5. _At which destruction the righteous should rejoice_, 6, 7. _The psalmist's confidence...
WHY BOASTEST THOU THYSELF IN MISCHIEF? - Why dost thou “exult” in that which is wrong? Why dost thou find pleasure in evil rather than in good? Why dost thou seek to triumph in the injury done to othe...
Psalms 52 The Proud and Boasting Man __ 1. The character of the man of sin (Psalms 52:1) 2. The character of the righteous (Psalms 52:8) The four Psalms which follow (all Maschil Psalms) give mos...
LII. The Psalmist denounces an enemy of his who trusts in his wealth and in unscrupulous falsehood. He is confident that this adversary will be rooted up and that he himself will flourish and abide in...
TITLE. MASCHIL= Instruction. The fifth of thirteen so named. See note on Title, Psalms 32, and App-65. WHEN DOEG, &c. See notes on 1 Samuel 21:7; 1 Samuel 22:18. See note on _Mahalath,_ in sub-scripti...
This verse states the theme of the Psalm; the contrast between man's wrongdoing and God's lovingkindness. The two halves of the verse correspond to the two divisions of the Psalm. The statement of the...
Denunciation of the evil-doer and prediction of his fate....
_David, condemning the spitefulness of Doeg, prophesieth his destruction. The righteous shall rejoice at it. David, upon his confidence in God's mercy, giveth thanks._ To the chief musician, Maschil,...
PSALMS 52 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Doeg the Edomite Denounced. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 52:1-5, Doeg Remonstrated with, Described, and Threatened. Stanza II., Psalms 52:6-9, The Laugh of the Righteous o...
_WHY BOASTEST THOU THYSELF IN MISCHIEF, O MIGHTY MAN? THE GOODNESS OF GOD ENDURETH CONTINUALLY._ Title. - WHEN DOEG THE EDOMITE CAME AND TOLD SAUL ... DAVID IS SOME TO ... AHIMELECH. David had just he...
52:1 continually. (f-42) Lit. 'is all the day.'...
GOODNESS] RV 'mercy.' GOD] is here 'El,' the Strong One, whose power is greater than that of the mightiest man. 'The goodness of God' is the fact that makes the boast of the strongest evil-doer to be...
Title.—(RV) 'For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David: when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.' In some respects Doeg (1 Samuel 22:9) migh...
PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
MIGHTY MAN. — Better, _hero_, used sarcastically. LXX. and Vulg., “a mighty one at mischief.” (Comp. Isaiah 5:22 : “a hero at drinking.”) The order of the Hebrew is, however, against this, and in favo...
לַ † מְנַצֵּ֗חַ מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְ דָוִֽד׃ ...
Psalms 52:1 THE progress of feeling in this psalm is clear, but there is no very distinct division into strophes and one of the two Selahs does not mark a transition, though it does make a pause. Firs...
THE BOASTER AND THE TRUSTER Psalms 52:1 The inscription of this psalm describes its origin. The contrast which it presents is full of instruction. The ungodly is often a mighty man in the estimation...
In this song the attitude of God toward the wicked man who is a tyrant is manifest. The mighty man who boasts himself in mischief is first put in striking contrast to God whose mercy endureth continua...
"To the chief Musician, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech." Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O (a)...
Maeleth, or Machalath. A musical instrument, or a chorus of musicians: for St. Jerome renders it, per chorum; (Challoner) and Aquila, "for dancing." Sixtus V, &c., read incorrectly, "for Amalec." ---...
CONTENTS We have here David arraigning Doeg the Edomite for the murder of the priests, and pointing to God's justice, which must follow. David takes comfort, under such persecutions of the wicked, in...
1._Why boastest thou of thy wickedness? _The success which crowned the treachery of Doeg must have tended considerably to stagger David’s faith; and he seems to have adopted the strain of holy defianc...
In Psalms 52 we find faith as regards the power of the wicked man, who was in presence of the godly. The goodness of God endured. God would destroy the proud and deceitful man, while the righteous wou...
WHY BOASTEST THOU THYSELF IN MISCHIEF?.... Or "in evil" w; in that which is sinful; to glory in riches, wisdom, and strength, which are not in themselves evil, is wrong; and to rejoice in such boastin...
Psalms 52:1 «To the chief Musician, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. » Why boastest thou thyself in mi...
_Why boastest thou thyself_ &c. As if thou hadst done a great exploit, which none else durst undertake; and thereby established the crown upon Saul's head, and thyself in his favour; and frustrated al...
THE PUNISHMENT OF EVIL TONGUES. To the chief musician, for use in public worship, Maschil, a didactic anthem, a psalm of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is...
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, for Doeg proudly set forth his connection with the wicked deed which he had performed at Gibeah, first in deceitfully betraying David and then in slaying eighty-...
1-5 Those that glory in sin, glory in their shame. The patience and forbearance of God are abused by sinners, to the hardening of their hearts in their wicked ways. But the enemies in vain boast in t...
PSALM 52 DOEG THE EDOMITE; so called, either, 1. Because he was born or bred in Edom. Or, 2. From his treacherous and bloody disposition; for which the Edomites are infamous in Scripture; as the Isra...
Psalms 52:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) Contemplation H4905 (H8688) David H1732 Doeg H1673 Edomite H130 went H935 ...
A DESCRIPTION OF MAN'S SINFULNESS (PSALMS 52:1). In the first verse the ‘man of substance' is asked why he boasts continually about mischief he has wrought in the light of the fact of the continually...
‘For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.' This is another Psalm dedicated to the choirmaster. It...
CONTENTS: The triumph of God's people over all oppressors. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Those who think to support themselves in their own power and wealth without God and His Word, are wretc...
The title of this psalm is not disputed. It relates to the treachery of Doeg. See the history, 1 Samuel 21:1; 1 Samuel 22:9. Psalms 52:1. _Why boastest thou,_ oh Doeg, of thy superior loyalty to Saul,...
_Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?_ A SOCIAL BETRAYER This psalm may be regarded as presenting to us a social betrayer in a variety of aspects. Doeg was an “informer,” one whom We...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 52:1. The faithful develop confidence in God’s care and protection, particularly when surrounded by ruthless enemies. The title sets the psalm during David’s flight from Sau...
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“To the Chief Musician, Maschil, a Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.” “_To the Chie...
EXPOSITION HERE, again, the title is the best guide to the origin, intent, and authorship of the psalm. It is ascribed to David, and said to have been written on the occasion when Doeg the Edomite acq...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Psalms 51:1-19. David is surely one of the most outstanding characters of the Old Testament. He was greatly hated and greatly loved. He had the capacity to inspire t...
1 John 4:7; 1 John 4:8; 1 Samuel 21:7; 1 Samuel 22:9; 2 Timothy 3:2;...