Psalm 52

Psalm 52

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

^*Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?

Why do you boast^b all day long,^c

you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?

You who practice deceit,^d

your tongue plots destruction;^e

it is like a sharpened razor.^f

You love evil^g rather than good,

falsehood^h rather than speaking the truth.

You love every harmful word,

you deceitful tongue!ⁱ

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:

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

he will uproot^k you from the land of the living.^l

The righteous will see and fear;

they will laugh^m at you, saying,

“Here now is the one

who did not make God his strongholdⁿ

but trusted in his great wealth^o

and grew strong by destroying others!”

But I am like an olive tree^p

flourishing in the house of God;

I trust^q in God’s unfailing love

for ever and ever.

For what you have done I will always praise you^r

in the presence of your faithful people.^s

And I will hope in your name,^t

for your name is good.^u