Psalms 52

1 TO THE OVERSEER. AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID, IN THE COMING IN OF DOEG THE EDOMITE, AND HE DECLARES TO SAUL AND SAYS TO HIM, “DAVID CAME TO THE HOUSE OF AHIMELECH.” Why do you boast in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God [is] all the day.

Why boast thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The loving kindness of God is continual.

2 Your tongue devises mischiefs, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

3 You have loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. (Selah)

Thou love evil more than good, and lying rather than to speak righteousness. (Selah)

4 You have loved all devouring words, O you deceitful tongue.

Thou love all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

5 Also—God breaks you down forever, Takes you, and pulls you out of the tent, And He has uprooted you Out of the land of the living. (Selah)

God will likewise destroy thee forever. He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. (Selah)

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

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,

7 “Behold, the man who does not make God his strong place, And trusts in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.”

Lo, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

8 And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, For all time and forever,

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the loving kindness of God forever and ever.

9 I thank You for all time, because You have done [it], And I wait [on] Your Name for [it is] good before Your saints!

I will give thee thanks forever, because thou have done it. And I will hope in thy name in the presence of thy sanctified, for it is good.