Psalms 52

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

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

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

Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

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

You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth.

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

You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.

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)

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living.

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

The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

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

“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”

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 an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever 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 praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name— for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.