Psalms 52
1 You people [think that you] are strong and brag about the sins that you have committed, while you plan to harm godly people.
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.
2 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].
Engulfing ruin, doth thy tongue devise, Like a whetted razor, working deceit;
3 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.
Thou lovest Evil more than good, Falsehood, more than speaking righteousness. (Selah)
4 You who say things [MTY] to deceive people, you like to say (things that hurt people/cruel things)!
Thou lovest all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!
5 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.
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)
6 When righteous [people] see that, they will be awestruck, and they will laugh at [what happened to] you, and say,
The righteous shall both see and fear, And, over him, shall laugh:
7 “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!”
Lo! the man who made not God his refuge, —But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Emboldened himself in his wealth!
8 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.
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.
9 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]).
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.
