Psa 52:2, 4 | JFB | STEP | 2. tongue —for self. mischiefs —evil to others ( ). working deceitfully — ( ), as a keen, smoothly moving razor, cutting quietly, but deeply.

Psalms 52:2

2. tongue—for self.

mischiefs—evil to others (Ps 5:9; 38:12).

working deceitfully— (Ps 10:7), as a keen, smoothly moving razor, cutting quietly, but deeply.

4. all-devouring—literally, "swallowing," which utterly destroy (compare Ps 21:9; 35:25).