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Selected Verse: Psalms 52:2 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 52:2 |
King James |
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
tongue--for self.
mischiefs--evil to others (Psa 5:9; Psa 38:12).
working deceitfully-- (Psa 10:7), as a keen, smoothly moving razor, cutting quietly, but deeply. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs - The word rendered "mischiefs" means
(a) desire, cupidity: Pro 10:3; then
(b) fall, ruin, destruction, wickedness: Psa 5:9; Psa 38:12.
The meaning here is, that he made use of his tongue to ruin others. Compare Psa 50:19. The particular thing referred to here is the fact that Doeg sought the ruin of others by giving "information" in regard to them. He "informed" Saul of what Ahimelech had done; he informed him where David had been, thus giving him, also, information in what way he might be found and apprehended. All this was "designed" to bring ruin upon David and his followers. It "actually" brought ruin on Ahimelech and those associated with him, Sa1 22:17-19.
Like a sharp razor - See the notes at Isa 7:20. His slanders were like a sharp knife with which one stabs another. So we stay of a slanderer that he "stabs" another in the dark.
Working deceitfully - literally, making deceit. That is, it was by deceit that he accomplished his purpose. There was no open and fair dealing in what he did. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Deviseth - Expresses what thy wicked mind had devised. Deceitfully - Doeg pretended only to vindicate himself from disloyalty, Sa1 22:8, but he really intended to expose the priests, to the king's fury. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Deviseth mischiefs - Lies and slanders proceeding from the tongue argue the desperate wickedness of the heart.
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully - Which instead of taking off the beard, cuts and wounds the flesh; or as the operator who, when pretending to trim the beard, cuts the throat. |
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
20 In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?