Psalms 52:3

3 You love evil instead of good. You would rather lie than tell the truth. "Selah"

Psalms 52:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 52:3

Thou lovest evil more than good
Indeed not good at all; such comparatives being strong negatives; see ( Psalms 118:8 Psalms 118:9 ) ; a wicked man loves evil, and nothing else; his carnal mind being enmity to all that is good

[and] lying rather than to speak righteousness;
as appears by his affirming that Ahimelech inquired of the Lord for David, when he did not, ( 1 Samuel 22:10 1 Samuel 22:15 ) ; and by suffering some things to pass for truths which were falsehoods, when it lay in his power to have disproved them: and such a lover of lies is antichrist; see ( 1 Timothy 4:2 ) ( 2 Thessalonians 2:11 ) .

Selah; on this word, (See Gill on Psalms 3:2). The Targum renders the word "Selah" here "for ever", as in ( Psalms 52:5 ) .

Psalms 52:3 In-Context

1 You think you are such a big, strong man! Why do you brag about the evil things you've done? You are a dishonor to God all the time.

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"