Psalms 52:1
Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
BSB
ASV
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.
KJV
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
The 33rd Psalm was spoken by David when he "changed his countenance before Abimelech, and he sent him away, and he left." The current Psalm would be the one following that Psalm in historical sequence. For the Scripture says in Kingdoms, "And one of the servants of Saul was there that day." And this indicates the time at which David came into the house of Abimelech and ate the "loaves of offering," receiving them from the high priest.
Why boasteth thyself in mischief, O mighty man? Doeg had small matter for boasting in having procured the slaughter of a band of defenceless priests. A mighty man indeed to kill men who never touched a sword! He ought to have been ashamed of his cowardice. He had no room for exultation! Honourable titles are but irony where the wearer is mean and cruel.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Psalms 107:1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
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For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and…
Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
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Psalms 103:17But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
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But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
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Isaiah 59:4No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
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They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”