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
52
God Judges the Proud
For the choir director. A Davidic Maskil. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.” # 1Sm 22:9
1Why brag about evil, you hero! # Ps 94:4
God’s faithful love is constant. # Ps 40:10-11; 138:2
2Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery. # Ps 5:9; 50:19; 59:7
3You love evil instead of good,
lying instead of speaking truthfully. # Ps 58:3; Jr 9:4-5Selah
4You love any words that destroy,
you treacherous tongue! # Ps 10:7; Pr 17:4
5This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living. # Ps 27:13; Pr 2:22Selah
6The righteous will look on with awe
and will ridicule him: # Jb 22:19-20; Ps 37:34
7“Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.” # Or riches, and grew strong in his evil desire ; lit his destruction # Ps 10:6; 49:6; Pr 11:28
8But I am like a flourishing olive tree
in the house of God; # Ps 1:3; 128:3; Jr 11:16
I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever. # Ps 143:8
9I will praise You forever for what You have done.
In the presence of Your faithful people,
I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good. # Ps 30:12; 54:6
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