Psalm 52:4

4 You love malicious gossip, you foul-mouth.

Psalm 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.

Psalm 52:4 In-Context

2 You scheme catastrophe; your tongue cuts razor-sharp, artisan in lies.

3 You love evil more than good, you call black white.

4 You love malicious gossip, you foul-mouth.

5 God will tear you limb from limb, sweep you up and throw you out, Pull you up by the roots from the land of life.

6 Good people will watch and worship. They'll laugh in relief: