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.

To the Overseer. — An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, 'David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God [is] all the day.

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

Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

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

Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. (Selah)

4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!

Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou 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)

Also — God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. (Selah)

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

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

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

'Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'

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.

And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for 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 thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done [it], And I wait [on] Thy name for [it is] good before Thy saints!