Psalms 52

1 For the music director. A psalm (maskil) of David, concerning the time when Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the home of Ahimelech.” You great man, why do you boast about the evil things you've done? God's trustworthy love lasts all day long.

“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 You plot to make people suffer; your words cut like a sharp razor, you liar!

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

3 You love evil more than good, and telling lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah)

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

4 You love slanderous words that destroy others, you liar!

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue!

5 But God will strike you down so hard you'll never get up. He will grab hold of you and drag you from your tent. He will tear you out of the land of the living. (Selah)

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 Those who do right will see all this. They will be astonished and laugh, saying,

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

7 “See what happens to those who don't go to God for help but instead rely on their great wealth and strength—which only brings their destruction!”

“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'm like an olive tree growing strongly in God's house. I trust in God's unfailing love forever 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 you forever, God, for all you have done. In the presence of your trustworthy people, I will place my hope in the kind of person you are, for you are good.

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!