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
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PSALM 52
To the chief Musician: an instruction. Of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David came to the house of Ahimelech.
1Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of ·God#GodHebrew: El abideth continually. 2Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit. 3Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue! 5·God#GodHebrew: El shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying, 7Behold the man that made not God#GodHebrew: Elohim his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his avarice. 8But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God#GodHebrew: Elohim I will confide in the loving-kindness of God#GodHebrew: Elohim for ever and ever. 9I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it; and I will wait on thy name, before thy godly ones, for it is good.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.