God shall likewise (c) destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] dwelling place, and (d) root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
(c) Though God forbear for a time, yet at length he will recompense your falsehood.
(d) Even though you seem to be never so sure settled.
Verse Psalms 52:5. _GOD SHALL LIKEWISE DESTROY THEE_] 1. God shall _set_ _himself_ to destroy thee; יתצך _yittotscha_, "he will pull down thy building;" he shall unroof it, dilapidate, and dig up thy...
GOD SHALL LIKEWISE DESTROY THEE FOR EVER - Margin, “beat thee down.” The Hebrew word means to “tear, to break down, to destroy:” Leviticus 14:45; Judges 6:30. The reference here is not to the “tongue”...
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...
DESTROY... TAKE AWAY... PLUCK OUT... ROOT OUT. Note the Figure of speech _Anabasis._ App-6. SELAH. Connecting God's judgment with the righteous onlookers. See App-66....
Denunciation of the evil-doer and prediction of his fate....
_likewise_ We might have expected _therefore_, as P.B.V. following Vulg. loosely renders: but _likewise_is significant. There is a correspondence and equivalence between the sin and its punishment Cp....
GOD SHALL LIKEWISE DESTROY THEE— The Psalmist makes use of four words to denote the utter vengeance which awaited this deceitful and bloody man: all of them have a very strong medium. The _first_ sign...
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...
_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._ God shall likewise. Punishment is th...
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...
DESTROY. — Better, _tear down,_ as if of a building. TAKE THEE AWAY. — Better, _lay hold of thee._ The Hebrew word is always used of taking a live coal from the hearth. Notice, however, that the exac...
_[Psalms 52:7]_ גַּם ־אֵל֮ יִתָּצְךָ֪ לָ֫ נֶ֥צַח...
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...
These are blessed sentiments, expressive of the faith of God's people in the sure destruction of all the enemies of the Church, and the everlasting triumphs of the faithful. Whether they be read in a...
5_God shall likewise destroy thee for ever. _From these words it is made still more evident that his object in dwelling upon the aggravated guilt of Doeg, was to prove the certainty of his approaching...
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...
GOD SHALL LIKEWISE DESTROY THEE FOR EVER,.... As a just retaliation for the mischief done to others; or, "therefore God shall destroy" z, c. even body and soul in hell, with an everlasting destruction...
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. Ver. 5. _God shall likewise destroy...
_Thou lovest all devouring words_ Hebrew, דברי בלע, _dibree balang, all the words of devouring_, or _destruction;_ that is, such calumnies as are the most pernicious in their nature, and as may most e...
God shall likewise destroy thee forever, the divine vengeance being here set forth in retaliation for Doeg's wickedness; HE SHALL TAKE THEE AWAY AND PLUCK THEE OUT OF THY DWELLING-PLACE, tearing down...
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...
DESTROY THEE: _ Heb._ beat thee down...
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...
LIKEWISE, i.e. totally and unavoidably, as thou didst destroy the priests. PLUCK THEE, i.e. violently, and irresistibly, and suddenly remove thee, as the Hebrew word signifies. OUT OF THY DWELLING-PLA...
Psalms 52:5 God H410 destroy H5422 (H8799) forever H5331 away H2846 (H8799) out H5255 (H8799) place...
A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSEQUENCES TO HIMSELF RESULTING FROM HIS SINFULNESS (PSALMS 52:4). The Psalmist now tells us that what a man sows he will reap. In the final analysis God will do to men what th...
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...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 52:5 The RIGHTEOUS person who will trust in God (unlike the enemy, v. Psalms 52:7) is confident that he is always safe....
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...
Isaiah 38:11; Job 18:14; Job 20:6; Job 20:7; Luke 16:27;...
Pluck thee — Violently and suddenly as the Hebrew word signifies, from thy house and lands, and all the wages of thy righteousness. Root — Though thou seemest to have taken deep root, yet God shall pl...