Psalm 52

God Judges the Proud

For the choir director. A Davidic * Maskil. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.” m

1 Why brag about evil, you hero! n

God’s faithful love is constant. o

2 Like a sharpened razor,

your tongue devises destruction,

working treachery. p

3 You love evil instead of good,

lying instead of speaking truthfully. q * Selah

4 You love any words that destroy,

you treacherous tongue! r

5 This is why God will bring you down forever.

He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;

He will uproot you from the land of the living. s Selah

6 The righteous will look on with awe

and will ridicule him: t

7 “Here is the man

who would not make God his refuge,

but trusted in the abundance of his riches,

taking refuge in his destructive behavior.” u v

8 But I am like a flourishing olive tree

in the house of God; w

I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever. x

9 I will praise You forever for what You have done.

In the presence of Your faithful people,

I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good. y