(KJV) Psalm 521

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⥃Why Do You Boast of Evil? [ 1 Samuel 22:6–23 ]

To the chief Musician, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told2 Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.

[1] Why boastest3 thou thyself in mischief4, O mighty5 man? the goodness6 of God [endureth] continually. [2] Thy7 tongue deviseth mischiefs; like8 a sharp razor, working9 deceitfully. [3] Thou lovest10 evil more than good; [and] lying11 rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. [4] Thou lovest all devouring12 words, O [thou13] deceitful tongue. [5] God14 shall likewise destroy thee15 for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck16 thee out of [thy] dwelling place, and root17 thee out of the land18 of the living. Selah. [6] The righteous19 also shall see, and fear20, and shall laugh21 at him: [7] Lo22, [this is] the man [that] made23 not God his strength; but trusted24 in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened25 himself in his wickedness26. [8] But I [am] like27 a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust28 in the mercy of God for ever and ever. [9] I will praise29 thee for ever, because thou hast done [it]: and I will wait30 on thy name; for [it is31] good before thy saints.

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  1. Ps 52:1, David, condemning the spitefulness of Doeg, prophesies his destruction; Ps 52:6, The righteous shall rejoice at it; Ps 52:8, David, upon his confidence in God’s mercy, gives thanks. Ps 54:3; 1Sam 21:7, 1Sam 22:9-19 ↩

  2. Ps 59:7; Jer 9:8; Exod 22:9 ↩

  3. Ps 10:2-3, Ps 94:4; Rom 1:30; 2Tim 3:2 ↩

  4. Ps 7:14, Ps 10:7, Ps 36:3-6; Prov 6:14, Prov 6:18; Isa 59:4; Mic 7:3 ↩

  5. Gen 6:4-5, Gen 10:8-9; 1Sam 21:7 ↩

  6. Ps 103:17, Ps 107:1, Ps 137:1-2; 1John 4:7-8 ↩

  7. Ps 50:19, Ps 64:2-6, Ps 140:2-3; Prov 6:16-19, Prov 30:14; Jer 9:3-4, Jer 18:18; Matt 26:59; Acts 6:11-13, Acts 24:1, Acts 24:5; Rev 12:10 ↩

  8. Ps 57:4, Ps 59:7; Prov 12:18, Prov 18:21 ↩

  9. Ps 109:2, Ps 120:2; 2Cor 4:2, 2Cor 11:13 ↩

  10. Jer 4:22; Mic 3:2; Rom 1:25; 2Tim 3:4 ↩

  11. Ps 62:4; Jer 9:3-5, Jer 9:8; John 8:44; Rev 22:15 ↩

  12. 1Sam 22:18-19; Jas 3:6-9 ↩

  13. or, and the ↩

  14. Ps 7:14-16, Ps 55:23, Ps 64:7-10, Ps 120:2-4, Ps 140:9-11; Prov 12:19, Prov 19:5, Prov 19:9; Rev 21:8 ↩

  15. Heb. beat thee down ↩

  16. Ps 37:35-36; Job 18:14, Job 20:6-7; Luke 16:27-28 ↩

  17. Prov 2:22 ↩

  18. Ps 27:13, Ps 116:9; Isa 38:11 ↩

  19. Ps 37:34, Ps 64:9, Ps 97:8; Job 22:19; Mal 1:5; Rev 15:4, Rev 16:5-7, Rev 18:20, Rev 19:1-2 ↩

  20. Ps 40:3, Ps 119:120 ↩

  21. Ps 58:10-11; Isa 37:22 ↩

  22. Isa 14:16-17; John 19:5 ↩

  23. Ps 146:3-5; Jer 17:5 ↩

  24. Ps 49:6-20, Ps 62:9-10; Job 31:24-25; 1Tim 6:17 ↩

  25. Ps 73:7-11, Ps 73:18-20; Eccl 8:8; Hos 12:7-8 ↩

  26. or, substance ↩

  27. Ps 1:3, Ps 92:12-14; Jer 11:16; Hos 14:6-8; Rom 11:24 ↩

  28. Ps 13:5, Ps 33:18, Ps 147:11 ↩

  29. Ps 145:1-2, Ps 146:2; Eph 3:20-21 ↩

  30. Ps 27:14, Ps 40:1, Ps 48:9-10, Ps 62:1, Ps 62:5, Ps 123:2-3, Ps 130:5-6; Prov 18:10; Lam 3:25-26 ↩

  31. Ps 54:6, Ps 73:25-26, Ps 73:28 ↩