PSALM 52

 To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 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. The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints. (Psalm 52, KJV)

Psalm 52

Righteous Judgment for a Wicked Man

In scathing and vigorous terms,
The wicked man, Doeg of vice,
Is described as a disgrace in God’s eye,
But sin is no match for divine justice.

He was a proud, boastful murderer
Who trusted in his wealth and position,
Plotted death and destruction on
Defenseless people in his mission.

The writer of the musical poem
Fundamentally states that wickedness
Will not prosper in a moral universe,
But righteous will always bless.                       

The wicked shall be “snatched up,
Swept away and eradicated.”
But the righteous will “flourish
In the house of God” unabated.

“For the Lord watches over the way
of the righteous, but the wicked will
perish.” We need to trust God
For his righteous freewill.

(c) Rex H. Henderson 2003

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