Discovery BoxPsalms 48:9 
Context48:9 We reflect on your loyal love, O God,
within your temple.
Psalms 88:11
Context88:11 Is your loyal love proclaimed in the grave,
or your faithfulness in the place of the dead? 1
Psalms 108:4
Context108:4 For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, 2
and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
Psalms 52:4
Context52:4 You love to use all the words that destroy, 3
and the tongue that deceives.
1 tn Heb “in Abaddon,” a name for Sheol. The noun is derived from a verbal root meaning “to perish,” “to die.”
2 tn Heb “for great upon the sky [or “heavens”] [is] your loyal love.”
3 tn Heb “you love all the words of swallowing.” Traditionally בַּלַּע (bala’) has been taken to mean “swallowing” in the sense of “devouring” or “destructive” (see BDB 118 s.v. בָּלַע). HALOT 135 s.v. III *בֶּלַע proposes a homonym here, meaning “confusion.” This would fit the immediate context nicely and provide a close parallel to the following line, which refers to deceptive words.
