Psalm 52

Psalm 52

Judgment on the Deceitful

To the leader. A Maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

¹Why do you boast, O mighty one,

of mischief done against the godly?^c

All day long^{* 2}you are plotting destruction.

Your tongue is like a sharp razor,

you worker of treachery.^*

³You love evil more than good

and lying more than speaking the truth.   Selah^*

⁴You love all words that devour,

O deceitful tongue.^*

⁵But God will break you down forever;

he will snatch and tear you from your tent;

he will uproot you from the land of the living.   Selah^*

⁶The righteous will see and fear

and will laugh at the evildoer,^d saying,^*

⁷“See the one who would not take

refuge in God

but trusted in abundant riches

and sought refuge in wealth!”^e*

⁸But I am like a green olive tree

in the house of God.

I trust in the steadfast love of God

forever and ever.^*

⁹I will thank you forever

because of what you have done.

In the presence of the faithful

I will proclaim^f your name, for it is good.^*