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 victorie, the salm of Dauid, `whanne Doech Idumei cam, and telde to Saul, and seide to him, Dauid cam in to the hows of Abymelech. What hast thou glorie in malice; which art miyti in wickidnesse?

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

Al dai thi tunge thouyte vnriytfulnesse; as a scharp rasour thou hast do gile.

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

Thou louedist malice more than benygnite; `thou louedist wickidnesse more than to speke equite.

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

Thou louedist alle wordis of casting doun; with a gileful tunge.

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)

Therfor God schal distrie thee in to the ende, he schal drawe thee out bi the roote, and he schal make thee to passe awei fro thi tabernacle; and thi roote fro the lond of lyuynge men.

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

Iust men schulen se, and schulen drede; and thei schulen leiye on hym, and thei schulen seie, Lo!

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.

the man that settide not God his helpere. But he hopide in the multitude of his richessis; and hadde maistrie in his vanite.

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.

Forsothe Y, as a fruytful olyue tre in the hous of God; hopide in the merci of God with outen ende, and in to the world of world.

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.

Y schal knowleche to thee in to the world, for thou hast do mercy to me; and Y schal abide thi name, for it is good in the siyt of thi seyntis.