Psalms 52

1 Why boast thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The loving kindness of God is continual.

“To the chief musician, a Maskil of David, When Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Achimelech.” What vauntest thou thyself of wickedness, O mighty man? the kindness of God endureth all the time.

2 Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs, like a sharpened razor, thou worker of deceit.

3 Thou love evil more than good, and lying rather than to speak righteousness. (Selah)

Thou lovest evil more than good; falsehood more than speaking righteousness. (Selah)

4 Thou love all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

Thou lovest all words of destruction, the tongue of deceit.

5 God will likewise destroy thee forever. He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. (Selah)

[Therefore] God will also destroy thee for ever: he will take thee away, and pluck thee out of his tent, and root thee out of the land of life. (Selah)

6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,

And the righteous shall see it, and they will be afraid, and laugh concerning him:

7 Lo, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

“Lo, this is the man that made not God his fortress; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, relied proudly on his mischievous wickedness.”

8 But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the loving kindness of God forever and ever.

But I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the kindness of God for ever and ever.

9 I will give thee thanks forever, because thou have done it. And I will hope in thy name in the presence of thy sanctified, for it is good.

I will thank thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name, for [it is] good, before thy pious ones.