521 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
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521 Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.
521 Why do you brag of evil, "Big Man"? God's mercy carries the day.
521 To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, 'David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.' Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.
521 Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don't you realize God's justice continues forever?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 52:1
Commentary on Psalm 52:1-5
(Read Psalm 52:1-5)
Those that glory in sin, glory in their shame. The patience and forbearance of God are abused by sinners, to the hardening of their hearts in their wicked ways. But the enemies in vain boast in their mischief, while we have God's mercy to trust in. It will not save us from the guilt of lying, to be able to say, there was some truth in what we said, if we make it appear otherwise than it was. The more there is of craft and contrivance in any wickedness, the more there is of Satan in it. When good men die, they are transplanted from the land of the living on earth, to heaven, the garden of the Lord, where they shall take root for ever; but when wicked men die, they are rooted out, to perish for ever. The believer sees that God will destroy those who make not him their strength.