Psalm 52:title–9

For the director of music. A maskil^b of David. When Doeg the Edomite^x had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

¹Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?

Why do you boast^y all day long,^z

you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?

²You who practice deceit,^a

your tongue plots destruction;^b

it is like a sharpened razor.^c

³You love evil^d rather than good,

falsehood^e rather than speaking the truth.^c

⁴You love every harmful word,

you deceitful tongue!^f

⁵Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:

He will snatch you up and pluck^g you from your tent;

he will uproot^h you from the land of the living.ⁱ

⁶The righteous will see and fear;

they will laugh^j at you, saying,

⁷“Here now is the man

who did not make God his stronghold^k

but trusted in his great wealth^l

and grew strong by destroying others!”

⁸But I am like an olive tree^m

flourishing in the house of God;

I trustⁿ in God’s unfailing love

for ever and ever.

⁹For what you have done I will always praise you^o

in the presence of your faithful people.^p

And I will hope in your name,^q

for your name is good.^r