Mga Awit 52

1 Bakit ka naghahambog sa kasamaan, Oh makapangyarihang tao? Ang kagandahang-loob ng Dios ay palagi.

You people [think that you] are strong and brag about the sins that you have committed, while you plan to harm godly people.

2 Ang dila mo'y kumakatha ng totoong masama; gaya ng matalas na pangahit, na gumagawang may karayaan.

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].

3 Iniibig mo ang kasamaan ng higit kay sa kabutihan; at ang pagsisinungaling kay sa pagsasalita ng katuwiran. (Selah)

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.

4 Iniibig mo ang lahat na mananakmal na salita, Oh ikaw na magdarayang dila.

You who say things [MTY] to deceive people, you like to say (things that hurt people/cruel things)!

5 Ilulugmok ka ring gayon ng Dios magpakailan man, itataas ka niya, at ilalabas ka sa iyong tolda, at bubunutin ka niya sa lupain ng may buhay. (Selah)

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.

6 Makikita naman ng matuwid, at matatakot, at tatawa sa kaniya, na magsasabi,

When righteous [people] see that, they will be awestruck, and they will laugh at [what happened to] you, and say,

7 Narito, ito ang tao na hindi ginawang kaniyang katibayan, ang Dios; kundi tumiwala sa kasaganaan ng kaniyang mga kayamanan, at nagpakalakas sa kaniyang kasamaan.

“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!”

8 Nguni't tungkol sa akin, ay gaya ako ng sariwang punong kahoy ng olibo sa bahay ng Dios: tumitiwala ako sa kagandahang-loob ng Dios magpakailan-kailan man.

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.

9 Ako'y magpapasalamat sa iyo magpakailan man, sapagka't iyong ginawa: at ako'y maghihintay sa iyong pangalan sapagka't mabuti, sa harapan ng iyong mga banal.

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]).