Friday, November 14, 2025
“Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually” (Psalm 52:1 KJV).
Let us see how Psalm 52 can teach us something about the past, the present, and the future….
Read the subtitle of Psalm 52 once more: “To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.” The mention of “chief Musician” means this was a musical composition the Holy Spirit through David wrote for Israel’s use in Temple worship. “Maschil” is Hebrew for “didactic/instructive/teaching poem.” Psalm 52 is an educational song, something that imparts doctrine, not simply sung for amusement. The word also appears in the subtitle of Psalms 32, 42, 44, 45, 53, 54, 55, 74, 78, 88, 89, and 142; they too are lessons for Israel to learn. Remember, the Book of Psalms is Israel’s Songbook, songs that anticipate her Messiah-King Jesus fulfilling the various aspects of the Davidic Covenant (see Isaiah 9:6,7).
We know Doeg was an Edomite (Psalm 52 subtitle; cf. 1 Samuel 21:7; 1 Samuel 22:9); he is a descendant of Edom or Esau, Jacob’s twin brother, with Jacob fathering the 12 tribes of Israel (see Genesis 25:19-34; Genesis 36:1,8,9,19,43). The little Book of Obadiah records how, just how Esau and Jacob struggled in Rebekah’s womb, so longtime (satanic, spiritual) war between the Edomites and Israelites (their descendants) will lead all the way to King Jesus Christ’s Second Coming (when God destroys the Edomites).
Psalm 83:6 articulates how Edom will be one of the 10 nations serving as the Antichrist’s allies against believing Israel in the ages to come. Remember, in 1 Samuel 22:6-23, Doeg was King Saul’s informant against David as well as Saul’s instrument in killing believers (the helpless Levitical priests) aligned with David (Israel’s true king). What we have in Psalm 52 then is the Little Flock or Israel’s believing remnant being mercilessly slaughtered during Daniel’s 70th Week as the Antichrist sends in troops (for example, see the violence in Daniel 7:23-25, Daniel 8:23-25, Matthew 10:16-42, Luke 21:12-24, and Revelation 20:4). It is this people to whom Psalm 52 is addressed, and about whom it is written….
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