Psalm 52:1
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Psalm 52
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David, regarding the time Doeg the Edomite said to Saul, “David has gone to see Ahimelech.”
1 Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior?
Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
Footnotes
- 52:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 103:17
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17 But the love of the Lord remains forever
with those who fear him.
His salvation extends to the children’s children
Psalm 107:1
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Book five (Psalms 107–150)
Psalm 107
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
Psalm 94:4
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4 How long will they speak with arrogance?
How long will these evil people boast?
Proverbs 6:14
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14 Their perverted hearts plot evil,
and they constantly stir up trouble.
1 Samuel 21:7
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7 Now Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief herdsman, was there that day, having been detained before the Lord.[a]
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- 21:7 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Isaiah 59:4
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4 No one cares about being fair and honest.
The people’s lawsuits are based on lies.
They conceive evil deeds
and then give birth to sin.
Psalm 7:14
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14 The wicked conceive evil;
they are pregnant with trouble
and give birth to lies.
Genesis 10:8-9
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8 Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth. 9 Since he was the greatest hunter in the world,[a] his name became proverbial. People would say, “This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world.”
2 Timothy 3:2
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2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred.
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Proverbs 6:18
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18 a heart that plots evil,
feet that race to do wrong,
Psalm 137:1-2
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Psalm 137
1 Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept
as we thought of Jerusalem.[a]
2 We put away our harps,
hanging them on the branches of poplar trees.
Psalm 36:3-6
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3 Everything they say is crooked and deceitful.
They refuse to act wisely or do good.
4 They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots.
Their actions are never good.
They make no attempt to turn from evil.
5 Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.
6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the ocean depths.
You care for people and animals alike, O Lord.
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