Psalms 52:4

4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

Psalms 52:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 52:4

Thou lovest all devouring words
Or "words of swallowing up" ^F25; such as lies, calumnies, and detractions are, which devour the characters and reputations of men, and are the cause sometimes of their utter ruin and destruction; of the devouring and blasphemous words of antichrist see ( Revelation 13:5 Revelation 13:6 ) ;

O [thou] deceitful tongue; (See Gill on Psalms 52:2).

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 (elb yrbd) "verba absorptionis", Vatablus, Gejerus, Schmidt.

Psalms 52:4 In-Context

2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

5 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.

6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: