Psalms 52

1 Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?

1 Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness ofGod [abideth] continually.

2Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

2 Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.

3You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

3 Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

4Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

4 Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!

5But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.)

5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

6The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, [saying,]

7See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

7 Behold the man that made notGod his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his avarice.

8But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.

8 But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house ofGod: I will confide in the loving-kindness ofGod for ever and ever.

9I will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good.

9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done [it]; and I will wait on thy name, before thygodly ones, for it is good.