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.

“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, and said to him, David is come to the house of Abimelech.” Why gloriest thou in mischief, thou man of violence? The goodness of God yet continueth daily.

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

Thy tongue deviseth mischief, Like a sharp razor, thou contriver of deceit!

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

Thou lovest evil more than good, And to lie more than to speak truth. (Pause)

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

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue!

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)

Thee also shall God utterly destroy! o He shall seize thee, and tear thee from thy dwelling-place, And uproot thee from the land of the living. (Pause)

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

The righteous shall see and fear, And shall laugh at 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.'

“Behold the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And placed his strength in his 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 shall be like a green olive-tree in the house of God; I will trust in the goodness 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 praise thee for ever for what thou hast done; I will trust in thy name, because it is good, Before the eyes of thy godly ones!