Psalm 52

Psalm 52

For the choir director; a maskil; a psalm by David when Doeg (who was from Edom) told Saul that David had come to Ahimelech’s home. 

¹Why do you brag about the evil you’ve done, you hero? 

The mercy of God lasts all day long! 

²Your tongue makes up threats. 

It’s like a sharp razor, you master of deceit. 

³You prefer evil to good. 

You prefer lying to speaking the truth. 

Selah 

⁴You love every destructive accusation, you deceitful tongue! 

⁵But God will ruin you forever. 

He will grab you and drag you out of your tent. 

He will pull your roots out of this world of the living. 

Selah 

⁶Righteous people will see ⸤this⸥ and be struck with fear. 

They will laugh at you and say, 

⁷“Look at this person who refused to make God his fortress! 

Instead, he trusted his great wealth 

and became strong through his greed.” 

⁸But I am like a large olive tree in God’s house. 

I trust the mercy of God forever and ever. 

⁹I will give thanks to you forever 

for what you have done. 

In the presence of your godly people, 

I will wait with hope in your good name.