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# Psalm 052 General Notes #
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#### Type of psalm ####
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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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#### Special concepts in this chapter ####
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##### Evil people #####
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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]])
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##### Superscription #####
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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.
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## Links: ##
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* __[Psalms 52:1](./001.md)__
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__[<<](../051/intro.md) | [>>](../053/intro.md)__
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