Psalms 52

1 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.

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?

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

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

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

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

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

Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

5 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)

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)

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

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

7 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.

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.

8 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.

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.

9 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.

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.