Psalms 52:2-3

2 You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.

3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.^[a]

Psalms 52:2-3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 52:2-3 In-Context

1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?

2 You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.

3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.

4 You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!

5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.

6 The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying,

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 5:9
• 2. S Numbers 6:5; Psalms 57:4
• 3. S Psalms 50:19
• 4. Exodus 10:10; 1 Samuel 12:25; Amos 5:14-15; John 3:20
• 5. Psalms 58:3; Jeremiah 9:5; Revelation 21:8

Footnotes

• [a]. The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.