Psalm 52: A Song for Doeg, and Other Malefactors

Last time we looked at Psalm 50 – which is unusual for the Psalms, in that it is spoken by God to the people (whereas most Psalms are in the voice of the people to God, or in the voice of the king/people to each other).

Tonight we turn to Psalm 52 – which is very unusual among the Psalms in being addressed neither to God nor to the people, but to a wicked man!

There are plenty of Psalms that sing about the wicked to God (or to each other), but few are addressed to the wicked. In Psalm 82, God addresses the wicked for a significant portion of the Psalm, but Psalm 52 is a song sung primarily to the wicked!