Psalms 52

1 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.

“To the chief musician, a Maskil of David, When Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Achimelech.” What vauntest thou thyself of wickedness, O mighty man? the kindness of God endureth all the time.

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

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs, like a sharpened razor, thou worker of deceit.

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

Thou lovest evil more than good; falsehood more than speaking righteousness. (Selah)

4 Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

Thou lovest all words of destruction, the tongue of deceit.

5 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)

[Therefore] God will also destroy thee for ever: he will take thee away, and pluck thee out of his tent, and root thee out of the land of life. (Selah)

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

And the righteous shall see it, and they will be afraid, and laugh concerning him:

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

“Lo, this is the man that made not God his fortress; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, relied proudly on his mischievous wickedness.”

8 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,

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

9 I thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done [it], And I wait [on] Thy name for [it is] good before Thy saints!

I will thank thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name, for [it is] good, before thy pious ones.