PSALM 52
Doeg was an evil man who curried favor with King Saul by spying on David (1 Sam. 21–22). When David learned what Doeg had done, he turned to God for help, for God is the only One who can justly deal with our enemies.
The tongue can be a force for good or for evil. Doeg’s tongue was boastful, deceitful, and destructive, like a sharp razor (vv. 1–4). David focused on the goodness of God, not the badness of men, because he knew that God’s justice would ultimately prevail.
Doeg looked like a strong luxuriant tree, but he would be rooted up (vv. 5–7) while David would be fresh and fruitful (v.