The End of the Wicked and the Peace of the Godly

To the Chief Musician. A [a]Contemplation of David (A)when Doeg the Edomite went and (B)told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.”

52 Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man?
The goodness of God endures continually.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 52:1 Heb. Maschil

Psalm 52[a]

For the director of music. A maskil[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
    Why do you boast(B) all day long,(C)
    you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 52:1 In Hebrew texts 52:1-9 is numbered 52:3-11.
  2. Psalm 52:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,

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17 But from everlasting to everlasting
    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
    and his righteousness with their children’s children(A)

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BOOK FIVE

Psalms 107–150

Thanksgiving to the Lord for His Great Works of Deliverance

107 Oh, (A)give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His [a]mercy endures forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 107:1 Heb. same as goodness, vv. 8, 15, 21, 31, and lovingkindness, v. 43

BOOK V

Psalms 107–150

Psalm 107

Give thanks to the Lord,(A) for he is good;(B)
    his love endures forever.

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They (A)utter speech, and speak insolent things;
All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.

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They pour out arrogant(A) words;
    all the evildoers are full of boasting.(B)

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14 Perversity is in his heart,
(A)He devises evil continually,
(B)He sows discord.

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14     who plots evil(A) with deceit in his heart—
    he always stirs up conflict.(B)

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Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord. And his name was (A)Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.

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Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg(A) the Edomite,(B) Saul’s chief shepherd.

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No one calls for justice,
Nor does any plead for truth.
They trust in (A)empty words and speak lies;
(B)They conceive [a]evil and bring forth iniquity.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:4 trouble

No one calls for justice;(A)
    no one pleads a case with integrity.
They rely(B) on empty arguments, they utter lies;(C)
    they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.(D)

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14 (A)Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.

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14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(A) to disillusionment.

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Cush begot (A)Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty (B)hunter (C)before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.”

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Cush was the father[a] of Nimrod,(A) who became a mighty warrior on the earth. He was a mighty(B) hunter(C) before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 10:8 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 13, 15, 24 and 26.

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

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People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,(A) boastful, proud,(B) abusive,(C) disobedient to their parents,(D) ungrateful, unholy,

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18 (A)A heart that devises wicked plans,
(B)Feet that are swift in running to evil,

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18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,(A)

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Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land

137 By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept
When we remembered Zion.
We hung our harps
Upon the willows in the midst of it.

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Psalm 137

By the rivers of Babylon(A) we sat and wept(B)
    when we remembered Zion.(C)
There on the poplars(D)
    we hung our harps,(E)

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The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
(A)He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
(B)He devises wickedness on his bed;
He sets himself (C)in a way that is not good;
He does not [a]abhor (D)evil.

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the [b]great mountains;
(E)Your judgments are a great deep;
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 36:4 reject, loathe
  2. Psalm 36:6 Lit. mountains of God

The words of their mouths(A) are wicked and deceitful;(B)
    they fail to act wisely(C) or do good.(D)
Even on their beds they plot evil;(E)
    they commit themselves to a sinful course(F)
    and do not reject what is wrong.(G)

Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
    your faithfulness(H) to the skies.(I)
Your righteousness(J) is like the highest mountains,(K)
    your justice like the great deep.(L)
    You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.(M)

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