Psalms 52

1 Why boast you yourself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endures continually.

To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech. Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?

2 The tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

3 You love evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. (Selah)

You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah)

4 You love all devouring words, O you deceitful tongue.

Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

5 God shall likewise destroy you for ever, he shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and root you out of the land of the living. (Selah)

But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah)

6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

7 See, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.

9 I will praise you for ever, because you have done it: and I will wait on your name; for it is good before your saints.

I will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good.