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GET诗篇讲道第52篇

诗篇讲道第52篇

TREASURYOFDAVID

PSALM52

C.H.Spurgeon

Psalms52:

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PSALM52

Title.TotheChiefMusician.EvenshortPsalms,iftheyrecordbutoneinstanceofthegoodnessoftheLord,andrebukebutbrieflytheprideofman,areworthyofourbestminstrelsy.WhenweseethateachPsalmisdedicatedto"thechiefmusician,"itshouldmakeusvalueourpsalmody,andforbidustopraisetheLordcarelessly.Maschil.AnInstructive.EventhemaliceofaDoegmayfurnishinstructiontoaDavid.APsalmofDavid.HewastheprimeobjectofDoeg'sdoggishhatred,andthereforethemostfittingpersontodrawfromtheincidentthelessonconcealedwithinit.WhenDoegtheEdomitecameandtoldSaul,andsaithuntohim,DavidiscometothehouseofAhimelech.Bythisdeceitfultalebearing,heprocuredthedeathofallthepriestsatNob:

thoughithadbeenacrimetohavesuccouredDavidasarebel,theywerenotintheirintentandknowledgeguiltyofthefault.Davidfeltmuchthevillanyofthisarchenemy,andherehedenounceshiminvigorousterms;itmaybealsothathehasSaulinhiseye.

Division.WeshallfollowthesacredpausesmarkedbytheSelahsofthepoet.

EXPOSITION

Ver.1.Whyboasteththyselfinmischief,Omightyman?

Doeghadsmallmatterforboastinginhavingprocuredtheslaughterofabandofdefencelesspriests.Amightymanindeedtokillmenwhonevertouchedasword!

Heoughttohavebeenashamedofhiscowardice.Hehadnoroomforexultation!

Honourabletitlesarebutironywherethewearerismeanandcruel.IfDavidalludedtoSaul,hemeantbythesewordspityinglytosay,"Howcanonebynaturefittedfornoblerdeeds,descendtosolowalevelastofindathemeforboastinginaslaughtersoheartlessandmischievous?

"ThegoodnessofGodendurethcontinually.Abeautifulcontrast.Thetyrant'sfurycannotdryuptheperennialstreamofdivinemercy.IfpriestsbeslaintheirMasterlives.IfDoegforawhiletriumphstheLordwilloutlivehim,andrightthewrongswhichhehasdone.Thisoughttomodifytheproudexultationsofthewicked,forafterall,whiletheLordliveth,iniquityhaslittlecausetoexaltitself.

EXPLANATORYNOTESANDQUAINTSAYINGS

Title.ThatMaschilmeansasacredcomposition,isevidentfromPs47:

7,wherethepassagewhichwerender,"Singyepraiseswithunderstanding,"isliterally,"SingyeaMaschil,"orsongofinstruction.Thiswordoccursasatitleinthirteenplaces;andsixtimesisprefixedtocompositionsofDavid's.InseveralinstancesitoccursinconsecutivePsalms;i.e.,inthe42nd（ofwhichthe43rdisthesequel）,the44thand45th,the52nd,53rd,54th,and55th,the88thand89th.AcircumstancewhichfavoursthenotionthatthetermwasonepeculiarlyusedbysomeparticulareditororcollectorofacertainportionofthePsalter.JohnJebb.

Ver.1.（firstclause）.Whydothhegloryinmalicethatismighty?

thatis,hethatinmaliceismighty,whydothheglory?

Thereisneedthatamanbemighty,butingoodness,notinmalice.Isitanygreatthingtogloryinmalice?

Tobuildahousebelongtofewmen,anyignorantmanyoupleasecanpulldown.Tosowwheat,todressthecrop,towaituntilitripen,andinthatfruitonwhichonehaslabouredtorejoice,dothbelongtofewmen:

withonesparkanymanyoupleasecanburnallthecrop...

Whatartthouabouttodo,O,mightyman,whatarethouabouttodo,boastingthyselfmuch?

Thouartabouttokillaman:

thisthingalsoascorpion,thisalsoafever,thisalsoapoisonousfunguscando.Tothisisthymightinessreduced,thatitbemadeequaltoapoisonousfungus!

Augustine.

Ver.1.Bymischiefisunderstoodnotsimplywhatevilhehaddone,buttheprosperitywhichhenowenjoyed,obtainedthroughmischief;asisclearbothfromthewordboastingandfromtheseventhverse...FormerlyhewasthechiefofSaul'sshepherds1Sa21:

8,butbythatwickeddestructionofthepriestsofGodbySaul,andtheexecutionofthecruelsentence,heobtainedthechiefplaceneartotheking1Sa22:

9.HermannVenema.

Ver.1.Omightyman.Thesewordsmaybeaddedbywayofirony,asifhehadsaid,Agreatdealofvalourandprowessyouhaveshowninslayingacompanyofunarmedmen,thepriestsoftheLord,yea,womenandchildren,nowayabletoresistyouorelsetoimplythegroundofhisvainboasting,towit,eitherhispresentgreatness,asbeingamaningreatplace,andofgreatpowerwithSaul;orthegreatprefermentsheexpectedfromSaul.ArthurJackson.

Ver.1.ThegoodnessofGodendurethcontinually.HecontraststhegoodnessofGodwiththewealthandmightofDoeg,andthefoundationofhisownconfidenceaswidelydifferentfromthatofDoeg,hisownplaceduponthegoodnessofGod,enduringforeverandshowingitselfeffectual.Itisasifhehadsaid,ThegoodnessofGodtowhichItrust,ismostpowerfulandthesamethroughoutalltime,andinitIshallatalltimesmostsurelyrejoicethatgoodnessofGod,sincenowitsustainsme,soitwillexaltmeinitsowngoodtime;itthereforeis,andwillbeaboveme....

NotwithoutemphasisdoeshesaythegoodnesslaofthestrongGod,acontrasttoDoegthehero,andtheruinousfoundationofhisfortune.HermannVenema.

HINTSTOTHEVILLAGEPREACHER

Ver.1.Theconfidenceoffaith.

1.Thecircumstancesweredistressing.

1.Davidwasmisjudged.

2.Davidexiled.

3.Abadmaninpower.

4.God'spriestsslain.

2.Theconsolationwasabiding.

1.ThereisaGod.

2.Heisgood.

3.Hisgoodnesscontinues.

4.Goodwillthereforeovercome.

3.Therejoinderwastriumphant.Whyboasteththou?

1.Themischiefdidnottouchthemainpoint.

2.Itwouldbeoverruled.

3.Itwouldrecoil.

4.Itwouldexposetheperpetratorstoscorn.

WORKUPONTHEFIFTY-SECONDPSALM

CHANDLER'S"LifeofDavid,"containsanExpositionofthisPsalm.Vol.1.,pp.140-143.

Psalms52:

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EXPOSITION

Ver.2.Thytonguedevisethmischiefs.Thouspeakestwithanulteriordesign.TheinformationgivenwasforSaul'sassistanceapparently,butinverydeedinhishearttheEdomitehatedthepriestsoftheGodofJacob.Itisamarkofdeepdepravity,whentheevilspokeniscraftilyintendedtopromoteayetgreaterevil.Likeasharprazor,workingdeceitfully.Davidrepresentsthefalsetongueasbeingeffectualformischief,likearazorwhich,unawarestothepersonoperatedon,ismakinghimbald;sosoftlyanddeftlydoOrientalbarbersperformtheirwork.Orhemaymeanthataswitharazoraman'sthroatmaybecutveryspeedily,underthepretenceofshavinghim,eventhuskeenly,basely,buteffectuallyDoegdestroyedthebandofthepriests.Whettedbymalice,andguidedbycraft,hedidhiscruelworkwithaccursedthoroughness.

EXPLANATORYNOTESANDQUAINTSAYINGS

Ver.2.Thytonguedevisethmischiefs,likeasharprazor,workingdeceitfully.Thusourversion.ButIdonotverywellunderstandtheproprietyofthetongue'sdevisingmischief,anddevisingitlikeasharprazor.Butwemayeasilyavoidthisharshcomparisonbyrenderingthewords:

Youcontrivemischiefswiththytongue,aswithasharprazor,Othoudealerindeceit:

i.e.,youcontrivewiththysmoothandflatteringtonguetowoundthereputationandcharacterofothers,asthoughthouwastcuttingtheirthroatswithasmoothrazor.SamuelChandler.

Ver.2.Likeasharprazor,thatinsteadofshavingthehairlancestheflesh;ormissingthebeardcutteththethroat.JohnTrapp.

Ver.2.Thesmoothadroitmannerofexecutingawickeddeviceneitherhidesnotabatesitswickedness.Murderwithasharprazorisaswickedasmurderwithameataxeorbludgeon.Alieveryingeniouslyframedandrehearsedinanoilymanner,isasgreatasin,andintheendwillbeseentobeasgreatafollyasthemostbunglingattemptatdeception.WilliamS.Plumer.

HINTSTOTHEVILLAGEPREACHER

None.

Psalms52:

3（PSALMS）

EXPOSITION

Ver.3.Thoulovestevilmorethangood.Helovednotgoodatall.Ifbothhadbeenequallyprofitableandpleasant,hewouldhavepreferredevil.Andlyingratherthantospeakrighteousness.Hewasmoreathomeatlyingthanattruth.Hespakenotthetruthexceptbyaccident,buthedelightedheartilyinfalsehood.SELAH.Letuspauseandlookattheproudblusteringliar.Doegisgone,butotherdogsbarkattheLord'speople.Saul'scattlemasterisburied,butthedevilstillhashisdrovers,whofainwouldhurrythesaintslikesheeptotheslaughter.

EXPLANATORYNOTESANDQUAINTSAYINGS

Ver.3.Thoulovestevilmorethangood.--Thouhastlovedevil,hesays,morethangood,notbysimplypreferringit,butbysubstitutingit;sothatinthesteadofgoodhehathdoneevil,andthatfromtheinmostloveofhissoul,bentuponevil;whereforehedoesnotsaythatheadmitted,butlovedevil,notmoralonly,butphysical,forthedestructionofhisneighbours;sotohavelovedit,thathewillednothingbutevil,beingaversetoallgood.HermannVenema.

HINTSTOTHEVILLAGEPREACHER

Ver.3.Inwhatcasesmenclearlyloveevilmorethangood.

Psalms52:

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EXPOSITION

Ver.4.Thoulovest.Thouhastataste,agustoforevillanguage.Alldevouringwords.Therearewordsthat,likeboaconstrictors,swallowmenwhole,orlikelions,rendmentopieces;thesewordsevilmindsarefondof.Theiroratoryisevermorefuriousandbloody.Thatwhichwillmostreadilyprovokethelowestpassionstheyaresuretoemploy,andtheythinksuchpanderingtothemadnessofthewickedtobeeloquenceofahighorder.Othoudeceitfultongue.Mencanmanagetosayagreatmanyfuriousthings,andyetcoveralloverwiththepretextofjustice.Theyclaimthattheyarejealousfortheright,butthetruthistheyaredeterminedtoput