Psalm 52:1–3
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1Why do you boast, O mighty one,
of mischief done against the godly?c
All day long* 2you 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*
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- cCn Compare Syr: Heb the kindness of God
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?
The steadfast love of God endures all the day.
Your tongue plots destruction,
like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
You love evil more than good,
and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
Why do you boast all day long,
you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
You who practice deceit,
your tongue plots destruction;
it is like a sharpened razor.
You love evil rather than good,
falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Why boast about evil, you hero!
God’s faithful love is constant.
Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
You love evil instead of good,
lying instead of speaking truthfully.
Selah
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NLTNew Living Translation
Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior?
Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
All day long you plot destruction.
Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;
you’re an expert at telling lies.
You love evil more than good
and lies more than truth.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Why do you boast about evil, O mighty man?
The loyal love of God endures continually.
Your tongue plans destruction,
like a sharp razor, working deceit.
You love evil more than good,
a lie more than speaking what is right. Selah
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KJV 1900King James Version
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?
The goodness of God endureth continually.
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs;
Like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.
Thou lovest evil more than good;
And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
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