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Psalm 052 General Notes
Type of psalm
Psalm 52 is a wisdom psalm. It teaches that God will destroy evil people. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil)
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Evil people
Although the evil people feel secure with their wealth and evil deeds, God will destroy them. But people who do good are secure because God protects them. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works)
Superscription
This psalm is called "a Maschil of David." The word "Maschil" in the original language has caused scholars to have various opinions about its meaning. Some say it means to instruct, while others say that the word is referring to the skill used in creating the psalm. Still others think it means that meditation should be used in reading this psalm.