Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley, [1754-65], at sacred-texts.com
Psalms 52:1
psa 52:1
Continually - God is continually doing good: thou art continually doing mischief. O mighty - He speaks ironically. O valiant captain! To kill a few weak and unarmed persons.
Psalms 52:2
psa 52:2
Deviseth - Expresses what thy wicked mind had devised. Deceitfully - Doeg pretended only to vindicate himself from disloyalty, Sa1 22:8, but he really intended to expose the priests, to the king's fury.
Psalms 52:5
psa 52:5
Pluck thee - Violently and suddenly as the Hebrew word signifies, from thy house and lands, and all the wages of thy righteousness. Root - Though thou seemest to have taken deep root, yet God shall pluck thee up by the very roots, and destroy thee both root and branch.
Psalms 52:6
psa 52:6
Fear - Reverence God's just judgment.
Psalms 52:8
psa 52:8
The house - In God's church, or among his people.
Psalms 52:9
psa 52:9
Thou hast - Destroyed mine and thine implacable enemies, and established me in the throne, of which I am no less assured, than if it were already done. I will continue in thy way, placing my whole confidence in thy power and goodness, and faithfulness. Before - In the presence of thy saints.
