Psalms 52

1 Why boast you yourself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endures continually.

“To the chief musician, a Maskil of David, When Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Achimelech.” What vauntest thou thyself of wickedness, O mighty man? the kindness of God endureth all the time.

2 The tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs, like a sharpened razor, thou worker of deceit.

3 You love evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. (Selah)

Thou lovest evil more than good; falsehood more than speaking righteousness. (Selah)

4 You love all devouring words, O you deceitful tongue.

Thou lovest all words of destruction, the tongue of deceit.

5 God shall likewise destroy you for ever, he shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and root you out of the land of the living. (Selah)

[Therefore] God will also destroy thee for ever: he will take thee away, and pluck thee out of his tent, and root thee out of the land of life. (Selah)

6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

And the righteous shall see it, and they will be afraid, and laugh concerning him:

7 See, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

“Lo, this is the man that made not God his fortress; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, relied proudly on his mischievous wickedness.”

8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

But I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the kindness of God for ever and ever.

9 I will praise you for ever, because you have done it: and I will wait on your name; for it is good before your saints.

I will thank thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name, for [it is] good, before thy pious ones.