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Psalm 52

1: לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְדָוִֽד׃ 2: בְּב֤וֹא ׀ דּוֹאֵ֣ג הָאֲדֹמִי֮ וַיַּגֵּ֪ד לְשָׁ֫א֥וּל וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֑וֹ בָּ֥א דָ֝וִ֗ד אֶל־ בֵּ֥ית אֲחִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ 3: מַה־ תִּתְהַלֵּ֣ל בְּ֭רָעָה הַגִּבּ֑וֹר חֶ֥סֶד אֵ֝֗ל כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃ 4: הַ֭וּוֹת תַּחְשֹׁ֣ב לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָ כְּתַ֥עַר מְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁ עֹשֵׂ֥ה רְמִיָּֽה׃ 5: אָהַ֣בְתָּ רָּ֣ע מִטּ֑וֹב שֶׁ֓קֶר ׀ מִדַּבֵּ֖ר צֶ֣דֶק סֶֽלָה׃ 6: אָהַ֥בְתָּ כָֽל־ דִּבְרֵי־ בָ֗לַע לְשׁ֣וֹן מִרְמָֽה׃ 7: גַּם־ אֵל֮ יִתָּצְךָ֪ לָ֫נֶ֥צַח יַחְתְּךָ֣ וְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ מֵאֹ֑הֶל וְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ מֵאֶ֖רֶץ חַיִּ֣ים סֶֽלָה׃ 8: וְיִרְא֖וּ צַדִּיקִ֥ים וְיִירָ֗אוּ וְעָלָ֥יו יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃ 9: הִנֵּ֤ה הַגֶּ֗בֶר לֹ֤א יָשִׂ֥ים אֱלֹהִ֗ים מָֽע֫וּזּ֥וֹ וַ֭יִּבְטַח בְּרֹ֣ב עָשְׁר֑וֹ יָ֝עֹ֗ז בְּהַוָּתֽוֹ׃ 10: וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ כְּזַ֣יִת רַ֭עֲנָן בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים בָּטַ֥חְתִּי בְחֶֽסֶד־ אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃ 11: אוֹדְךָ֣ לְ֭עוֹלָם כִּ֣י עָשִׂ֑יתָ וַאֲקַוֶּ֖ה שִׁמְךָ֥ כִֽי־ ט֝֗וֹב נֶ֣גֶד חֲסִידֶֽיךָ׃

Imagery Outline of Psalm 52

Scene 1: Introduction

For the director of music. A maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of Ahimelek."

  • Scene:
    • The psalm is introduced as a maskil of David, suggesting it is a didactic or instructive psalm.
    • Doeg the Edomite is mentioned as the one who informed Saul about David's whereabouts, setting the context for the psalm.

Scene 2: Confrontation with the Wicked

Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor. You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue! Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying, "Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!"

  • Scene:
    • The wicked are addressed directly, exposing their boastful nature and disgraceful behavior.
    • The wicked are described as practicing deceit and using their tongues to plot destruction like a sharpened razor.
    • Their love for evil, falsehood, and harmful words is highlighted.
    • God's judgment is proclaimed, promising to bring the wicked to everlasting ruin by uprooting them from their tent and land.
    • The righteous are portrayed as witnesses to the downfall of the wicked and respond with fear and laughter.

Summary

The scenes in this Psalm depict the confrontation between the wicked and the righteous. The wicked are described as boastful and practicing deceit, while the righteous are depicted as witnesses to God's judgment. The eudaimonic significance is that the righteous can find comfort and reassurance in the knowledge that God will bring down the wicked and uphold justice. The Psalm encourages believers to trust in God's power and righteousness, finding joy in the eventual downfall of the wicked.