Psalms 52

1 For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

Zborovođi. Poučna pjesma. Davidova. Kad je Edomac Doeg Šaulu javio: “David je ušao u kuću Abimelekovu. Što se to hvališ pakošću, silniče nesmiljeni?

2 Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

Neprestano snuješ o propasti, jezik ti je britva nabrušena, spletkaru!

3 You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth.

Zlo voliš više nego dobro, i laž više nego pravednost!

4 You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.

Mili su ti pogubni govori, lažljivi jeziče!

5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living.

Bog će te zato satrti, zauvijek te ukloniti; iščupat će te iz tvog šatora, iskorijeniti iz zemlje živih.

6 The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

Pravednici će gledati s užasom i njemu se smijati:

7 “Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”

“Gle čovjeka koji ne uze Boga za svoju zaštitu, već se uzdao u veliko bogatstvo i osilio u svojim zločinima!”

8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

A ja, k'o zelena maslina u Domu Božjem, uzdam se u Božju dobrotu dovijeka.

9 I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name— for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.

Hvalit ću te svagda što si to učinio i slavit ću tvoje ime, jer je dobrostivo, pred licem tvojih pobožnika.