Psalm 52
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1To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.1Why boast about evil, you hero! God's faithful love is constant.
2Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.2Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery.
3You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah3You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully. Selah
4You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue.4You love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue!
5God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah5This 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. Selah
6The righteous also shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying,6The righteous will see and fear, and they will derisively say about that hero,
7“Here is the man who did not make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.”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."
8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.8But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I trust in God's faithful love forever and ever.
9I will praise You forever, Because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.9I 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.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.
Psalm 51
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