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The Certainty of Judgment
Commentators highlight the intense and varied language used to describe God's judgment. The wicked person is not just destroyed, but torn down like a building, snatched away like a hot coal, and completely uprooted like a tree from the earth. This pile of metaphors emphasizes the absolute, total, and inescapable nature of God's final justice against evil.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 52:5
18th Century
Theologian
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever - Margin, “beat thee down.” The Hebrew word means “to tear, to break down, to destroy” ([R…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 52:5
19th Century
Bishop
Destroy. —Better, tear down, as if of a building.
Take you away. —Better, lay hold of you.
John Calvin
On Psalms 52:5
16th Century
Theologian
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever. From these words it becomes even more evident that his purpose in dwelling on the aggravated gui…
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John Gill
On Psalms 52:5
17th Century
Pastor
God shall likewise destroy you for ever
As a just retaliation for the mischief done to others; or, "therefore God sh…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 52:1–5
17th Century
Minister
Those who glory in sin, glory in their shame. The patience and forbearance of God are abused by sinners, resulting in the hardening of their hearts…