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.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid to giue instruction. When Doeg the Edomite came and shewed Saul, and saide to him, Dauid is come to the house of Abimelech. Why boastest thou thy selfe in thy wickednesse, O man of power? the louing kindenesse of God indureth dayly.

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

Thy tongue imagineth mischiefe, and is like a sharpe rasor, that cutteth deceitfully.

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

Thou doest loue euill more then good, and lies more then to speake the trueth. (Selah)

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

Thou louest all wordes that may destroye, O deceitfull tongue!

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.

So shall God destroy thee for euer: he shall take thee and plucke thee out of thy tabernacle, and roote thee out of ye land of the liuing. (Selah)

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

The righteous also shall see it, and feare, and shall laugh at him, saying,

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.”

Beholde the man that tooke not God for his strength, but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches, and put his strength in his malice.

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.

But I shall bee like a greene oliue tree in the house of God: for I trusted in the mercie of God for euer and euer.

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.

I will alway praise thee, for that thou hast done this, and I will hope in thy Name, because it is good before thy Saints.