Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.Continually — God is continually doing good: thou art continually doing mischief.O mighty — He speaks ironically. O valiant captain! To kill a few weak and unarmed persons. read more
1. Why boastest thou This must be understood as an address to Doeg, not to Saul, to whom David ever observed a respectful and loyal deference. “It is bad enough to behave wickedly, but bad in the extreme to boast of it as a heroic act.” Delitzsch. He that boasts of success in evil doing boasts of evil doing. O mighty man Hebrew, O hero! A hero in crime. He had gained the title by slaying eighty-five priests of Nob and betraying David. This had brought him into favour with Saul as a... read more
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 52:1
told: Psalms 59:7, Jeremiah 9:8, Exodus 22:9 boastest: Psalms 10:2, Psalms 10:3, Psalms 94:4, Romans 1:30, 2 Timothy 3:2 mischief: Psalms 7:14, Psalms 10:7, Psalms 36:3-Joshua :, Proverbs 6:14, Proverbs 6:18, Isaiah 59:4, Micah 7:3 O mighty: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:5, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, 1 Samuel 21:7 goodness: Psalms 103:17, Psalms 107:1, Psalms 137:1, Psalms 137:2, 1 John 4:7, 1 John 4:8 Reciprocal: Genesis 31:29 - the power Judges 9:20 - let fire come out 1 Samuel 22:9 - Doeg 2... read more