Psalms 52:4

4 You love to hurt people 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 make plans to ruin others; your tongue is like a sharp razor. You are always inventing lies.
3 You love evil more than good and falsehood more than truth.
4 You love to hurt people with your words, you liar!
5 So God will ruin you forever; he will take hold of you and snatch you from your home; he will remove you from the world of the living.
6 Righteous people will see this and be afraid; then they will laugh at you and say,
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.