Psalms 52:1 - Exposition

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? Doeg was "the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul" ( 1 Samuel 21:7 ), or, according to another passage ( 1 Samuel 22:9 ), "set over the servants of Saul." The position would be a high one, and would imply the possession of much physical strength. A sense of tyranny or extreme arrogance seems to attach to the word translated "mighty one" ( gibber ); see Genesis 6:4 ; Genesis 10:8 . The word translated "mischief" implies something worse. In Psalms 6:9 it is rendered "wickedness," and is thought to mean, in the Psalms generally, "ruinous, unfathomable evil—destructive malignity" (Canon Cook). The goodness of God endureth continually . Why not follow the Divine pattern, instead of setting thyself in direct antagonism to it? Canst thou expect to prosper when thou art thus opposed to the Almighty?