Psalms 52
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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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Psalm 52
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To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.
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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