Psalms 52

1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of Instruction, of David. When Doeg the Edomite went, and told Saul; and said to him, —David, hath entered the house of Ahimelech. Why dost thou boast thyself of wickedness, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of GOD, [lasteth] all the day.

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

2 Engulfing ruin, doth thy tongue devise, Like a whetted razor, working deceit;

Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

3 Thou lovest Evil more than good, Falsehood, more than speaking righteousness. (Selah)

You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth.

4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!

You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.

5 GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. (Selah)

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living.

6 The righteous shall both see and fear, And, over him, shall laugh:

The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

7 Lo! the man who made not God his refuge, —But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Emboldened himself in his wealth!

“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”

8 But, I, am like a flourishing olive-tree, in the house of God, I have put confidence in the lovingkindness of God, for times age-abiding and beyond.

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

9 I will praise thee to times age-abiding, Because thou didst effectually work, —And I will wait on thy Name, Because it is good, In the presence of thy men of lovingkindness.

I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name— for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.