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.
You people [think that you] are strong and brag about the sins that you have committed, while you plan to harm godly people.
2 Thy tongue deviseth mischief, Like a sharp razor, thou contriver of deceit!
All during the day you plan to get rid of [others]; what you say [MTY] [injures others] like a sharp razor [SIM], and you are [always] deceiving [others].
3 Thou lovest evil more than good, And to lie more than to speak truth. (Pause)
You like [doing what is] evil more than you like doing what is good, and you like telling lies more than you like telling the truth.
4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue!
You who say things [MTY] to deceive people, you like to say (things that hurt people/cruel things)!
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)
But God will get rid of you forever; he will grab you and drag you from your home and take you away from this world where people are alive.
6 The righteous shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him.
When righteous [people] see that, they will be awestruck, and they will laugh at [what happened to] you, 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!”
“Look [what happened to] the man who would not ask God to protect him; he trusted that his great wealth [would save him]; he trusted in the money that he got by wickedly taking it from others!”
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 [secure/safe because I worship] in God’s temple; I am like a [strong] green olive tree. I trust in God, who faithfully loves us forever.
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!
God, I will always thank you for the things that you have done. As I stand before godly [people], I will proclaim that you are good (OR, the many good [MTY] [things you have done for us]).
