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 chief musician. A maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.” Why are you proud of making trouble, you mighty man? The covenant faithfulness of God comes every day.

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

Your tongue plans destruction like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

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

You love evil more than good and lying rather than speaking righteousness. (Selah)

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

You love all words that devour others, you 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)

God will likewise destroy you forever; he will take you up and pluck you out of your tent and root you out of the land of the living. (Selah)

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

The righteous will also see it and fear; they will laugh at him and say,

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.'

“See, this is a man who did not make God his refuge, but he trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and he was strong when he destroyed others.”

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 as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God's house; I will trust in the covenant faithfulness of God forever 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 give you thanks forever for what you have done. I will wait for your name, because it is good, in the presence of your godly people.