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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Thou louest all wordes that may destroye, O deceitfull 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)

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)

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

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

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.”

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.

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 shall bee like a greene oliue tree in the house of God: for I trusted in the mercie of God for euer and euer.

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 alway praise thee, for that thou hast done this, and I will hope in thy Name, because it is good before thy Saints.