Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 52:2
Deviseth — Expresses what thy wicked mind had devised. Deceitfully — Doeg pretended only to vindicate himself from disloyalty, 1 Samuel 22:8, but he really intended to expose the priests, to the king's fury.
Deviseth — Expresses what thy wicked mind had devised. Deceitfully — Doeg pretended only to vindicate himself from disloyalty, 1 Samuel 22:8, but he really intended to expose the priests, to the king's fury.
Verse Psalms 52:2. _DEVISETH MISCHIEFS_] Lies and slanders proceeding from the tongue argue the desperate wickedness of the heart. _LIKE A SHARP RAZOR, WORKING DECEITFULLY._] Which instead of taking...
THY TONGUE DEVISETH MISCHIEFS - The word rendered “mischiefs” means (a) desire, cupidity: Proverbs 10:3; then (b) fall, ruin, destruction, wickedness: Psalms 5:9;...
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...
MISCHIEFS. malignity. Plural for singular. a great malignity....
_Thy tongue deviseth_ Cp. Psalms 35:20. Sins of the tongue falsehood, slander, false witness, and the like are frequently denounced in the Psalms and by the Prophets. See Psalms 5:9; Psalms 10:7;...
Denunciation of the evil-doer and prediction of his fate....
THY TONGUE DEVISETH MISCHIEF— I do not very well understand, says Dr. Chandler, the propriety of the _tongue's devising mischief,_ and devising it _like a sharp razor;_ but we may easily avoid this ha...
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...
_THY TONGUE DEVISETH MISCHIEFS; LIKE A SHARP RASOR, WORKING DECEITFULLY._ Thy tongue - the organ of thy inner man. LIKE A SHARP RAZOR. Saul's charge of high treason against David was the instrument...
52:2 practising (g-10) Or 'thou practiser of.'...
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...
WORKING DECEITFULLY. — Better, _working guile._ (For the metaphor, see Psalms 55:21; Psalms 57:4, _&c_)...
_[Psalms 52:4]_ הַ֭וֹּות תַּחְשֹׁ֣ב לְשֹׁונֶ֑ךָ כְּ תַ֥עַר...
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...
Thy tongue deviseth (b) mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. (b) Your malice moves you by crafty flattery and lies to accuse and destroy the innocents....
We shall not lose an atom of this subject, considered as to the persecutions of good men, by the evil in general, nor the sure judgment which sooner or later must follow; we shall not lose sight of th...
2._Thy tongue reckons up mischiefs _David is not to be considered as here venting a flood of reproaches against his adversary, as many who have been unjustly injured are in the habit of doing, merely...
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...
THY TONGUE DEVISETH MISCHIEFS,.... Abundance of mischiefs, in a variety of ways, against many persons, even all good men. What properly belongs to the heart is here ascribed to the tongue; because, as...
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Ver. 2. _Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs_] _i.e._ Venteth the mischievous devices of thy mind, being an interpreter and an instru...
_Thy tongue deviseth mischief_ That is, expresses what thy wicked mind had devised. Thus skilfulness is ascribed to those hands which are governed by a skilful man, Psalms 78:72. _Like a sharp razor,...
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs, planning wickedness and destruction of every kind; LIKE A SHARP RAZOR, WORKING DECEITFULLY, or, "thou who workest deceit!" Doeg was ever engaged in undertakings of meann...
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...
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...
DEVISETH i.e. expresseth what thy wicked mind had devised. Thus _skilfulness_ is ascribed to those hands which are governed by a skilful or prudent man, PSALMS 78:72. This word implies that Doeg's wor...
Psalms 52:2 tongue H3956 devises H2803 (H8799) destruction H1942 sharp H3913 (H8794) razor H8593 working H6213 ...
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...
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,...
_Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully._ SINS OF SPEECH The prominence given to sins of speech is peculiar. We should have expected high-handed violence rather than t...
_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...
2 Corinthians 11:13; 2 Corinthians 4:2; Acts 24:1; Acts 24:5; Acts