Psalm 52:4

4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

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 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

3 Thou lovest evil more than good, and lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah

4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; He shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah

6 The righteous also shall see this and fear, and shall laugh at him: