Psalms 52:5-7

⁵God will tear you limb from limb, sweep you up and throw you out, Pull you up by the roots from the land of life.

⁶Good people will watch and worship. They''ll laugh in relief:

⁷"Big Man bet on the wrong horse, trusted in big money, made his living from catastrophe."

Psalms 52 is a maskil of David, written after Doeg the Edomite betrayed Ahimelech and the priests of Nob to King Saul (1 Sam 21-22). The psalm contrasts the arrogant, destructive boasting of the wicked with the steadfast love and security of the righteous who trust in God. David use

References· Psalms 52

a: v.8 — Psalms 92:12-14, Hosea 14:6-8, Psalms 1:3, Psalms 13:5, Jeremiah 11:16, Psalms 147:11, Romans 11:24, Psalms 33:18, Psalms 128:3
b: v.9 — Lamentations 3:25-26, Psalms 130:5-6, Psalms 73:28, Psalms 54:6, Psalms 73:25-26, Psalms 62:5, Proverbs 18:10, Psalms 145:1-2, Ephesians 3:20-21, Psalms 62:1

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