Psalms 52
1 To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech. Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?
Unto the end, understanding for David, When Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul David went to the house of Achimelech. Why dost thou glory in malice, thou that art mighty in iniquity?
2 Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.
All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.
3 You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah)
Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.
4 Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.
Thou hast loved all the words of ruin, O deceitful tongue.
5 But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah)
Therefore will God destroy thee for ever: he will pluck thee out, and remove thee from thy dwelling place: and thy root out of the land of the living.
6 The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:
The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say:
7 See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.
Behold the man that made not God his helper: But trusted in the abundance of his riches: and prevailed in his vanity.
8 But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.
But I, as a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, have hoped in the mercy of God for ever, yea for ever and ever.
9 I will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good.
I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name, for it is good in the sight of thy saints.
