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
52
To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”
1Why do you boast, O mighty man,
of mischief done against the godly?#52.1 Cn Compare Syr: Heb the kindness of God
All the day 2you are plotting destruction.
Your tongue is like a sharp razor,
you worker of treachery.
3You love evil more than good,
and lying more than speaking the truth. Selah
4You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.
5But God will break you down for ever;
he will snatch and tear you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
6The righteous shall see, and fear,
and shall laugh at him, saying,
7“See the man who would not make
God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
and sought refuge in his wealth!”#52.7 Syr Tg: Heb his destruction
8But I am like a green olive tree
in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
for ever and ever.
9I will thank thee for ever,
because thou hast done it.
I will proclaim#52.9 Cn: Heb wait for thy name, for it is good,
in the presence of the godly.
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