詩篇 52:1-2 RCUVTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 52:1-5

The title is a brief account of the story which the psalm refers to. David now, at length, saw it necessary to quit the court, and shift for his own safety, for fear of Saul, who had once and again attempted to murder him. Being unprovided wit harms and victuals, he, by a wile, got Ahimelech the priest to furnish him with both. Doeg an Edomite happened to be there, and he went and informed Saul against Ahimelech, representing him as confederate with a traitor, upon which accusation Saul... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 52:1

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief ?.... Or "in evil" F23 ברעה "in malo", Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius, Gejerus. ; 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 boastings, all such rejoicing is evil; to be a doer of mischief, or sin, is bad; to make a sport of it, worse; but to glory in it, and boast of it when done, is worse still: to be boasters of evil things, is the character of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 52:2

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 Aben Ezra observes, it is the interpreter and discoverer of the thoughts of the heart: out of the abundance of that the tongue speaks and declares the mischief it has devised. Doeg intended mischief to David, when he spoke to Saul, 1 Samuel 22:9 ; so antichrist devises mischiefs against the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 52:1

Why boastest thou thyself - It is thought that Doeg boasted of his loyalty to Saul in making the above discovery; but the information was aggravated by circumstances of falsehood that tended greatly to inflame and irritate the mind of Saul. Exaggeration and lying are common to all informers. O mighty man? - This character scarcely comports with Doeg, who was only chief of the herdsmen of Saul, 1 Samuel 21:7 ; but I grant this is not decisive evidence that the Psalm may not have Doeg in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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 off the beard, cuts and wounds the flesh; or as the operator who, when pretending to trim the beard, cuts the throat. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 52:1

Verse 1 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 defiance with which the psalm commences, in order to arm himself more effectually against this temptation. He begins by charging Doeg with an aggravation of his guilt, in boasting of the power which he had acquired by an act of consummate villany. This power may have been sufficiently considerable... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 52:2

Verse 2 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 to gratify a feeling of revenge. He brings these charges against him in the sight of God, with a view to encourage himself in the hopefulness of his own cause: for it is plain that the farther our enemies proceed in the practice of iniquity, they proportionally provoke the anger of the Lord,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:1

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? Doeg was "the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul" ( 1 Samuel 21:7 ), or, according to another passage ( 1 Samuel 22:9 ), "set over the servants of Saul." The position would be a high one, and would imply the possession of much physical strength. A sense of tyranny or extreme arrogance seems to attach to the word translated "mighty one" ( gibber ); see Genesis 6:4 ; Genesis 10:8 . The word translated "mischief"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:1-9

Metrically, the psalm seems to consist of three strophes, extending respectively to four, three, and two verses. In the first strophe Doeg's wickedness is set forth ( 1 Samuel 21:1-4 ); in the second ( 1 Samuel 21:5-7 ), he is threatened with God's vengeance; in the third ( 1 Samuel 21:8 , 1 Samuel 21:9 ), David thanks God for the vengeance which he has executed, and declares his intention always to trust in him. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:1-9

A betrayer. The "mighty man" might have been Doeg or some other who had gained notoriety as a betrayer. I. THE ODIOUSNESS OF HIS CHARACTER . It is marked by deceitfulness. Craft and lying are the tools of the betrayer. He cannot get on without them, and he waxes expert in their use. He may pretend friendship, but malice is in his heart. Even if he speaks truth, it is not in love, but in hate. "Whispering tongues can poison truth," Beat on mischief, he does not think of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 52:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 52:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 52:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 52:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 52:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 52:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 52:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:1-9

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