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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 52:4

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Thou lovest all devouring words, etc.] Or “words of swallowing up” f699; such as lies, calumnies, and detractions are, which devour the characters and reputations of men, and are the cause sometimes of their utter ruin and destruction; of the devouring and blasphemous words of antichrist (see <661305>Revelation 13:5,6); O [thou] deceitful tongue; (see Gill on “<195202>Psalm 52:2”).
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