Psalms 52:4

Thou lovest all devouring words,.... Or "words of swallowing up" (y); such as lies, calumnies, and detractions are, which devour the characters and reputations of men, and are the cause sometimes of…

Thou lovest all devouring words - All words that tend to devour or “swallow up” reputation and happiness. Luther, “Thou speakest gladly all things (anything) that will serve to destruction.” Anything,…

The title is a brief account of the story which the psalm refers to. David now, at length, saw it necessary to quit the court, and shift for his own safety, for fear of Saul, who had once and again…

devouring words Lit., words of swallowing up. Cp. the use of the verb in Psa 35:25, "We have swallowed him up": and Psa 53:4.

O thou deceitful tongue This rendering is certainly preferable to that of…