Psalms 52

1 “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.

For the end, [a Psalm] of instruction by David, when Doec the Idumean came and told Saul, and said to him, David is gone to the house of Abimelech. Why dost thou, O mighty man, boast of iniquity in [thy] mischief? All the day

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

thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.

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

Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. (Pause)

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

Thou has loved all words of destruction, [and] a deceitful tongue.

5 [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)

Therefore may God destroy thee for ever, may he pluck thee up and utterly remove thee from [thy] dwelling, and thy root from the land of the living. (Pause)

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

And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say,

7 “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.”

Behold the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.

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

But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God: I have trusted in the mercy of God for ever, even for evermore.

9 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.

I will give thanks to thee for ever, for thou hast done [it]: and I will wait on thy name; for [it is] good before the saints.