Psalms 52

1 Unto the end. The understanding of David. When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, David went to the house of Ahimelech. Why do you glory in malice, you who are powerful in iniquity?

Unto the end, understanding for David, When Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul David went to the house of Achimelech. Why dost thou glory in malice, thou that art mighty in iniquity?

2 All day long your tongue thinks up injustice. Like a sharp razor, you have wrought deceit.

All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.

3 You have loved malice above goodness, and iniquity more than speaking righteousness.

Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.

4 You have loved all precipitous words, you deceitful tongue.

Thou hast loved all the words of ruin, O deceitful tongue.

5 Because of this, God will destroy you in the end. He will pull you up, and he will remove you from your tabernacle and your root from the land of the living.

Therefore will God destroy thee for ever: he will pluck thee out, and remove thee from thy dwelling place: and thy root out of the land of the living.

6 The just will see and be afraid, and they will laugh over him, and say:

The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say:

7 “Behold the man who did not set God as his helper. But he hoped in the multitude of his riches, and so he prevailed in his emptiness.”

Behold the man that made not God his helper: But trusted in the abundance of his riches: and prevailed in his vanity.

8 But I, like a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, have hoped in the mercy of God unto eternity, and forever and ever.

But I, as a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, have hoped in the mercy of God for ever, yea for ever and ever.

9 I will confess to you forever, because you have accomplished it. And I will wait on your name, for it is good in the sight of your saints.

I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name, for it is good in the sight of thy saints.