Psalm 52:4
“Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 52Meaning
The psalm condemns words that devour and a deceitful tongue, showing that destructive speech can become a practiced instrument of harm.
Loving evil, falsehood, and destructive speech
Psalm 52 contrasts a powerful deceiver who trusts destructive speech and wealth with a worshiper who trusts God’s steadfast love. Its superscription links the poem to Doeg the Edomite and the events surrounding the priests of Nob, but the psalm’s moral indictment must not be generalized to Edomites, ethnic groups, political opponents, or wealthy people as classes.
Read carefully
The psalm condemns words that devour and a deceitful tongue, showing that destructive speech can become a practiced instrument of harm.
Reflection
The psalm condemns words that devour and a deceitful tongue, showing that destructive speech can become a practiced instrument of harm.