RR Psalm 52:6,7 Part 4

Shalom,

Psalm 52:6 You love only devouring words—treacherous tongue! 7 God will pull you down forever, and snatch you, rip you out of your tent, and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

Yet again, David throws out a final volley of negative epithets at that betrayer and murderer, Doeg.  Now, David uses four words to describe the undoing of Doeg, “from the land of the living.”  First he says “God will pull you down (forever).”  In Hebrew, the word is “Natatz,” (from Strong’s) “A primitive root meaning, to tear down -- beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.”  Wow!  Got the picture?

From there, we move on to “Chatah” (Chet-Tav-Hey) meaning, (from Strong’s) “to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire -- heap, take (away) or snatch up.”  It is only used four times in Scripture, notably in Proverbs 6:27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap without burning his clothes?  Hey Doeg, your murderous and treacherous ways are going to lead you into fiery trouble.  

Then there is “Nasach” (Nun-Samech-Chet) meaning (quoting the “Topical Lexicon”) “to forcibly remove: to tear away, yank out, or uproot something that is firmly fixed.” Throughout Scripture it describes decisive divine action that dislodges people, households, or nations from places of apparent security, underscoring the sovereignty of God over every human foundation. 

As a final prophetic insult, David uses the word, “Sharesh” (Shin-Resh-Shin) meaning “to root you out, or pull you out by the roots.”  Isaiah uses this word in describing God’s power… Isaiah 40:23 He reduces princes to nothing. He makes the judges of the earth a confusion. 24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely are they sown, scarcely their stem takes root in the earth, when He blows on them and they wither, and a storm carries them off as stubble.

The demise of Doeg is described in terms that leave no doubt.  God is sovereign and His enemies will not prosper.  David prophesied similarly over his own enemies.  Psalm 35:4 May those who seek my life be ashamed and disgraced. May they be turned back and humiliated—those who plot evil against me. 5 May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of Adonai driving them off. 6 May their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of Adonai pursuing them….8 Let ruin come upon him by surprise. Let the net he hid entangle himself—into that same pit let him fall.

In all of this, we must remember the greater reality is spiritual.  Even Yeshua suffered physically, but His (and our own) eternal inheritance far exceeds our highest expectations.  1Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written, “Things no eye has seen and no ear has heard, that have not entered the heart of mankind—these things God has prepared for those who love Him.” (Quoting Isaiah 64:3)  Shalom shalom.

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