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 Overseer. — An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, 'David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God [is] all the day.

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

Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

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

Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. (Selah)

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

Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful 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)

Also — God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. (Selah)

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

And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.

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.

'Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'

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.

And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for 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 thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done [it], And I wait [on] Thy name for [it is] good before Thy saints!