Psalms 52
52
Psalm 52
For the choir director; a maskil; a psalm by David when Doeg (who was from Edom) told Saul that David had come to Ahimelech’s home.
1Why do you brag about the evil you’ve done, you hero?
The mercy of God lasts all day long!
2Your tongue makes up threats.
It’s like a sharp razor, you master of deceit.
3You prefer evil to good.
You prefer lying to speaking the truth. Selah
4You love every destructive accusation, you deceitful tongue!
5But God will ruin you forever.
He will grab you and drag you out of your tent.
He will pull your roots out of this world of the living. Selah
6Righteous people will see ⌞this⌟ and be struck with fear.
They will laugh at you and say,
7“Look at this person who refused to make God his fortress!
Instead, he trusted his great wealth
and became strong through his greed.”
8But I am like a large olive tree in God’s house.
I trust the mercy of God forever and ever.
9I will give thanks to you forever
for what you have done.
In the presence of your godly people,
I will wait with hope in your good name.
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Psalms 52
52
God Judges the Proud
For the choir director. A Davidic Maskil. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.” # 1Sm 22:9
1Why brag 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 look on with awe
and will ridicule 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.” # Or riches, and grew strong in his evil desire ; lit his destruction # 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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