Psalms 52
1 For the leader. A maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul that David had gone to Abimelech’s house. Why glory in mischief, you hero? God’s kindness 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 Engulfing ruin you plot, your tongue like a razor sharpened, you practiser of deceit.
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs, like a sharpened razor, thou worker of deceit.
3 Evil, not good, you love, and falsehood, not words of truth. (Selah)
Thou lovest evil more than good; falsehood more than speaking righteousness. (Selah)
4 But you love all words that devour, and a tongue that is given to deceit.
Thou lovest all words of destruction, the tongue of deceit.
5 But God, on his part, shall destroy you forever, grasp you and pluck you out of your tent, and root you 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 Smitten with awe at the sight, the righteous shall laugh at you.
And the righteous shall see it, and they will be afraid, and laugh concerning him:
7 ‘Look’ (they will say) ‘at the hero who did not make God his stronghold, but trusted in his great wealth and in the strength of his riches.’
“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 But I am like a fresh olive-tree in the house of God. I trust in the kindness of God for ever and evermore.
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 will render you thanks for ever for what you have done. I will tell how good you are in the presence of those who love you.
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.
