Psalm 52 ~ Psalm 52

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1 W hy boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of God continually.

To the Overseer. -- An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, `David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God all the day.

2 T hy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.

Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

3 T hou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

4 T hou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!

Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

5 G od shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

Also -- God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.

6 T he righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him,

And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.

7 B ehold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, strengthened himself in his avarice.

`Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'

8 B ut as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I will confide in the loving-kindness of God for ever and ever.

And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,

9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done; and I will wait on thy name, before thy godly ones, for it is good.

I thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done, And I wait Thy name for good before Thy saints!