Psalms 52:4

4 You love to harm others with your words, you liar!

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).


FOOTNOTES:

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

Psalms 52:4 In-Context

2 You plan ways to destroy others. Your tongue is like a blade that has a sharp edge. You are always telling lies.
3 You love evil instead of good. You would rather lie than tell the truth. "Selah"
4 You love to harm others with your words, you liar!
5 So God will destroy you forever. He will grab hold of you and throw you out of your tent. He will remove you from this life. "Selah"
6 Those who do what is right will see it and learn a lesson from it. They will laugh at you and say,
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