Psalm 52
52
The Futility of Boastful Wickedness
To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Do´eg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahim´elech.#1 Sam 22.9,10.
1Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?
The goodness of God endureth continually.
2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs;
like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3Thou lovest evil more than good;
and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
4Thou lovest all devouring words,
O thou deceitful tongue.
5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever,
he shall take thee away,
and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place,
and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
6The righteous also shall see, and fear,
and shall laugh at him:
7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength;
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God:
I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9I will praise thee for ever,
because thou hast done it:
and I will wait on thy name;
for it is good before thy saints.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Psalms 52
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Psalm 52
God Judges the Proud
For the choir director. A Maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.”#1Sm 22:9
1Why boast about evil, you hero!#Ps 94:4
God’s faithful love is constant.#Ps 40:10–11; 138:2
2Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.#Ps 5:9; 50:19; 59:7
3You love evil instead of good,
lying instead of speaking truthfully.#Ps 58:3; Jr 9:4–5Selah
4You love any words that destroy,
you treacherous tongue!#Ps 10:7; Pr 17:4
5This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living.#Ps 27:13; Pr 2:22Selah
6The righteous will see and fear,
and they will derisively say about that hero,#52:6 Lit about him#Jb 22:19–20; Ps 37:34
7“Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”#Ps 10:6; 49:6; Pr 11:28
8But I am like a flourishing olive tree
in the house of God;#Ps 1:3; 128:3; Jr 11:16
I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever.#Ps 143:8
9I will praise you forever for what you have done.
In the presence of your faithful people,
I will put my hope in your name, for it is good.#Ps 30:12; 54:6
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