Psalms 52

1 To the choirmaster a poem of David. When came - Doeg the Edomite and he told to Saul and he said to him he has gone David to [the] house of Ahimelech. Why? do you boast in evil O mighty [man] [the] covenant loyalty of God [is] all the day.

For the leader. A maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul that David had gone to Abimelech’s house. Why glory in mischief, you hero? God’s kindness is all the day.

2 Destruction it plots tongue your like a razor sharpened O doer of deceit.

Engulfing ruin you plot, your tongue like a razor sharpened, you practiser of deceit.

3 You love evil more than good falsehood - more than speaking righteousness (Selah)

Evil, not good, you love, and falsehood, not words of truth. (Selah)

4 You love all words of swallowing a tongue of deceit.

But you love all words that devour, and a tongue that is given to deceit.

5 Also God he will tear down you to perpetuity he will snatch up you and he will tear away you from a tent and he will root up you from [the] land of living [people] (Selah)

But God, on his part, shall destroy you forever, grasp you and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. (Selah)

6 So they may see righteous [people] so they may fear and on him they will laugh.

Smitten with awe at the sight, the righteous shall laugh at you.

7 There! the man [who] not he made God refuge his and he trusted in [the] greatness of rich[es] his he was strong in destruction his.

‘Look’ (they will say) ‘at the hero who did not make God his stronghold, but trusted in his great wealth and in the strength of his riches.’

8 And I - [am] like an olive tree luxuriant in [the] house of God I trust in [the] covenant loyalty of God forever and ever.

But I am like a fresh olive-tree in the house of God. I trust in the kindness of God for ever and evermore.

9 I will give thanks to you for ever for you have acted and I may wait for name your for [it is] good before faithful [people] your.

I will render you thanks for ever for what you have done. I will tell how good you are in the presence of those who love you.