Psalms 52

1 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.

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 Your tongue plans destruction 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 speaking righteousness. (Selah)

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

4 You love all words that devour others, you deceitful tongue.

Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

5 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)

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

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

7 “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.”

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 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.

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 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.

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.