Psalms 52
52
PSALM 52
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician, Maschil,
A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.
1Why dost thou boast, O mighty man,
of mischief and of ill?
The goodness of Almighty God
endureth ever still.
2Thy tongue mischievous calumnies
deviseth subtilely,
Like to a razor sharp to cut,
working deceitfully.
3Ill more than good, and more than truth
thou lovest to speak wrong:
4Thou lovest all-devouring words,
O thou deceitful tongue.
5So God shall thee destroy for aye,
remove thee, pluck thee out
Quite from thy house, out of the land
of life he shall thee root.
6The righteous shall it see, and fear,
and laugh at him they shall:
7Lo, this the man is that did not
make God his strength at all:
But he in his abundant wealth
his confidence did place;
And he took strength unto himself
from his own wickedness.
8But I am in the house of God
like to an olive green:
My confidence for ever hath
upon God's mercy been.
9And I for ever will thee praise,
because thou hast done this:
I on thy name will wait; for good
before thy saints it is.
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Psalms 52
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PSALM 52
To the chief Musician: an instruction. Of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David came to the house of Ahimelech.
1Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of ·God#GodHebrew: El abideth continually. 2Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit. 3Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue! 5·God#GodHebrew: El shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying, 7Behold the man that made not God#GodHebrew: Elohim his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his avarice. 8But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God#GodHebrew: Elohim I will confide in the loving-kindness of God#GodHebrew: Elohim for ever and ever. 9I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it; and I will wait on thy name, before thy godly ones, for it is good.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.