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?

“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 Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

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

3 You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah)

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

4 Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

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

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] 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 upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

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

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.

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