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?

“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, and said to him, David is come to the house of Abimelech.” Why gloriest thou in mischief, thou man of violence? The goodness of God yet continueth daily.

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

Thy tongue deviseth mischief, Like a sharp razor, thou contriver of deceit!

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

Thou lovest evil more than good, And to lie more than to speak truth. (Pause)

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

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful 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.

Thee also shall God utterly destroy! o He shall seize thee, and tear thee from thy dwelling-place, And uproot thee from the land of the living. (Pause)

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

The righteous shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him.

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

“Behold the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And placed his strength in his wickedness!”

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 be like a green olive-tree in the house of God; I will trust in the goodness of God for ever and ever.

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 praise thee for ever for what thou hast done; I will trust in thy name, because it is good, Before the eyes of thy godly ones!