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.

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 mischief, Like a sharp razor, thou contriver of deceit!

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

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

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

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

Thou has loved all words of destruction, [and] a 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)

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

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

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!”

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