Psalms 52

1 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?

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 All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.

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

3 Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.

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

4 Thou hast loved all the words of ruin, O deceitful tongue.

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

5 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.

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 just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say:

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

7 Behold the man that made not God his helper: But trusted in the abundance of his riches: and prevailed in his vanity.

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, as a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, have hoped in the mercy of God for ever, yea for ever 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 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.

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.