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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Psalms 52:1-9
Up to the end of the 2nd book (Psalms 72:1-20) we shall find more psalms of David, several of which were composed, as Psalms 51:1-19, in very significant circumstances. 1 Samuel 22:9 . . . recounts how Doeg the Edomite made his report to Saul of David’s visit to Ahimelech the priest, and the massacre which followed. This Doeg is a picture of the Antichrist, a prophetic figure who will be evil incarnate and will glory in it (v. 1). What a contrast between the words of Psalms 45:7, addressed to the Lord Jesus, and these vv. 1, 3 which challenge this "mighty man"! For the comforting assurance of believers, the prophecy in v. 5 will be fully accomplished in Revelation 19:20.
In the face of this powerful force of evil, the psalmist takes refuge in God (v. 8), and even praises Him (v. 9). Thus the Spirit of God knows how to make use of the severest trials to call forth accents of praise from the hearts of the redeemed. As for the unbeliever, he never has peace, and the uncertain things in which he trusts are not equal to the confidence he places in them (v. 7). His riches are corrupted, his gold and silver are cankered, as the apostle James declares (James 5:2-3).
