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Psalms 52:7
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"Behold, the man who would not set God as his strength,But trusted in the abundance of his richesAnd was strong in his destruction."
"Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in his evil desire."
[Saying] lo this is the man that put not the Lorde [to be] his strength: but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches, and strengthed him selfe in his wickednesse.
Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his avarice.
"Here is the man who did not make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness."
Behold, the man who did not set God as his strength; but he trusted in his many riches; he was strong in his destruction.
"Look what happened to the warrior who did not depend on God. That fool thought his wealth and lies would protect him."
"Behold, this is the man who didn't make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness."
Loe, this is the man that made not God his strength: but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himselfe in his wickednesse.
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Sela.The rightuous shal se this, & feare, and laugh him to scorne.
"Look, [this is] the man who would not make God his strength [his stronghold and fortress], But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Taking refuge in his wealth."
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.
Look, this is the [prominent] man that did not make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his plunder.
Lo, [this is] the man [that] made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his wickedness.
"Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others."
"Just look at them now! Instead of trusting God, they trusted their wealth and their cruelty."
This is why God will strike you down, seize you, pluck you from your tent and uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)
Beholde the man that tooke not God for his strength, but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches, and put his strength in his malice.
And they shall say, Lo, this is the man who trusted not in God; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and boasted in his possessions.
"Behold, this is the man who didn't make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness."
God will likewise break thee for ever,
"Look, the man who would not make God his safe place, but trusted in his many riches and was strong in his sinful desire."
Behold the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
"Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction."
"See the one who would not take refuge in God, but trusted in abundant riches, and sought refuge in wealth!"
Lo! the man who made not God his refuge, - But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Emboldened himself in his wealth!
(51-9) Behold the man that made not God his helper: But trusted in the abundance of his riches: and prevailed in his vanity.
"Look, the man who would not make God his refuge, but he trusted in the greatness of his wealth; he took refuge in his destructiveness."
"See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!"
"Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in his evil desire."
"Look what happened to the man who did not depend on God but depended on his money. He grew strong by his evil plans."
"Look, here is someone who did not depend on God for safety, but trusted instead in great wealth and looked for security in being wicked."
"Here is the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, taking refuge in his destructive behavior."
the man that settide not God his helpere. But he hopide in the multitude of his richessis; and hadde maistrie in his vanite.
`Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'
"See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and sought refuge in his wealth!"
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Lo: Isaiah 14:16, Isaiah 14:17, John 19:5
made: Psalms 146:3-5, Jeremiah 17:5
trusted: Psalms 49:6-20, Psalms 62:9, Psalms 62:10, Job 31:24, Job 31:25, 1 Timothy 6:17
strengthened: Psalms 73:7-11, Psalms 73:18-20, Ecclesiastes 8:8, Hosea 12:7, Hosea 12:8
wickedness: or, substance
Reciprocal: Genesis 10:9 - Even Judges 5:27 - where 2 Chronicles 28:22 - this is Job 15:25 - strengtheneth Psalms 73:12 - these Psalms 81:1 - our strength Proverbs 10:15 - rich Proverbs 11:28 - that Ecclesiastes 5:10 - He that Isaiah 30:12 - and trust Isaiah 47:10 - thou hast trusted Jeremiah 8:12 - ashamed when Jeremiah 9:23 - rich Jeremiah 48:7 - because Jeremiah 49:4 - trusted Ezekiel 7:13 - neither Ezekiel 28:5 - and thine Ezekiel 31:18 - This is Hosea 10:13 - didst Habakkuk 2:9 - set Zephaniah 2:15 - every Matthew 13:22 - the deceitfulness Mark 10:24 - trust James 4:16 - General
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Lo, [this is] the man [that] made not God his strength,.... The Targum renders it, "that made not the Word of the Lord his strength". These are the words the righteous would say, when they should see the destruction of Doeg: see the man, the mighty man, and his end; what all his ill gotten honour and riches are come to; and what his wickedness, deceit, and cruelty, have brought upon him. The righteous make the Lord their strength, put their trust in him, in whom is everlasting strength; do all they do in his strength; fly to him as their "strong hold", as the word b may be rendered; thither they run, and are safe: but the rich man's wealth is his strong city,
Proverbs 18:10; there he thinks himself safe, and places his confidence in it, as follows:
but trusted in the abundance of his riches; Proverbs 18:10- :; so the antichristian whore is represented as boasting of her riches and honour, and trusting in them, that they would always continue, Revelation 18:7; like the fool in Luke 12:19;
[and] strengthened himself in his wickedness; encouraged and hardened himself in sin, gave up himself to it; and, by art obstinate continuance in it, strengthened the vicious habits contracted; stretched out his hand against God, and strengthened himself against the Almighty; went on in a daring manner, promising himself impunity; and as if his wickedness was his strength, his safeguard and protection: or in his mammon, his wealth and substance; as the Targum interprets it; and so R. Saadiah Gaon c, and with which the Syriac version agrees; and then the sense is the same with the other clause. But, alas! what are all such forces of strength, when wrath comes forth from the Lord of hosts? Job 36:18.
b מעוזו "arcem suam", Cocceius; "presidium, munimemtum", Michaelis. c Apud Kimchi in loc.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength - That is, the righteous Psalms 52:6 would say this. They would designate him as a man who had not made God his refuge, but who had trusted in his own resources. The result would be that he would he abandoned by God, and that those things on which he had relied would fail him in the day of calamity. He would be pointed out as an instance of what must occur when a man does not act with a wise reference to the will of God, but, confiding in his own strength and resources, pursues his own plans of iniquity.
But trusted in the abundance of his riches - See the notes at Psalms 49:6. From this it would seem that Doeg was a rich man, and that, as a general thing, in his life, and in his plans of evil, he felt confident in his wealth. He had that spirit of arrogance and self-confidence which springs from the conscious possession of property where there is no fear of God; and into all that he did he carried the sense of his own importance as derived from his riches. In the particular matter referred to in the psalm the meaning is, that he would perform the iniquitous work of giving “information” with the proud and haughty feeling springing from wealth and from self-importance - the feeling that he was a man of consequence, and that whatever such a man might do would be entitled to special attention.
And strengthened himself in his wickedness - Margin, “substance.” This is the same word which in Psalms 52:1 is rendered “mischief.” The idea is, that he had a malicious pleasure in doing wrong, or in injuring others, and that by every art, and against all the convictions and remonstrances of his own conscience, he endeavored to confirm himself “in” this unholy purpose and employment.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 52:7. Made not God his strength — Did not make God his portion.
In the abundance of his riches — Literally, in the multiplication of his riches. He had got much, he hoped to get more, and expected that his happiness would multiply as his riches multiplied. And this is the case with most rich men.
Strengthened himself in his wickedness. — Loved money instead of God; and thus his depravity, being increased, was strengthened.
Crescit amor nummi, quantum ipsa pecunia crescit.
"In proportion to the increase of wealth, so is the love of it."
Where is the religious man, in whose hands money has multiplied, who has not lost the spirit of piety in the same ratio? To prevent this, and the perdition to which it leads, there is no way but opening both hands to the poor.
