Psalms 52:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 52:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 52:3 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 52:3 — KJV
“Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.”
— Psalms 52:3 (KJV)
Psalms 52:3 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 52:3
“And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 52:3: evil, more, than
“And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 52:3: more, than, speak
“Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 52:3: evil, more, good
“The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. shew...: Heb. uncover thine ear”
Shares key themes with Psalms 52:3: evil, more, than
“And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. appointed: Heb. commanded”
Shares key themes with Psalms 52:3: evil, than, good
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