Psalms 52

1 “For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, and said to him, David is come to the house of Abimelech.” Why gloriest thou in mischief, thou man of violence? The goodness of God yet continueth daily.

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

2 Thy tongue deviseth mischief, Like a sharp razor, thou contriver of deceit!

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

3 Thou lovest evil more than good, And to lie more than to speak truth. (Pause)

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

4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue!

Thou love all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

5 Thee also shall God utterly destroy! o He shall seize thee, and tear thee from thy dwelling-place, And uproot thee from the land of the living. (Pause)

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 The righteous shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him.

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

7 “Behold the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And placed his strength in his wickedness!”

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 But I shall be like a green olive-tree in the house of God; I will trust in the goodness of God for ever and ever.

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 will praise thee for ever for what thou hast done; I will trust in thy name, because it is good, Before the eyes of thy godly ones!

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.