Psalms 52
1 For the end, [a Psalm] of instruction by David, when Doec the Idumean came and told Saul, and said to him, David is gone to the house of Abimelech. Why do you, O mighty man, boast of iniquity in [your] mischief? All the day
Why boast thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The loving kindness of God is continual.
2 your tongue has devised unrighteousness; like a sharpened razor you have wrought deceit.
Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3 You have loved wickedness more than goodness; unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. (Pause)
Thou love evil more than good, and lying rather than to speak righteousness. (Selah)
4 You has loved all words of destruction, [and] a deceitful tongue.
Thou love all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
5 Therefore may God destroy you for ever, may he pluck you up and utterly remove you from [your] dwelling, and your root from the land of the living. (Pause)
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)
6 And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say,
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,
7 Behold the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.
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.
8 But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God: I have trusted in the mercy of God for ever, even for evermore.
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.
9 I will give thanks to you for ever, for you have done [it]: and I will wait on your name; for [it is] good before the saints.
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.
