Psalms 52

1To the Overseer. --An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, `David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God <FI>is<Fi> all the day.

1Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.

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

2Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

2Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

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

3Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

3Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. [Selah

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

4Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

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

5Also--God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.

5God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of 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.

6And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.

6The righteous also shall see it, and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying,

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

7`Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'

7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

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

8And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,

8But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God 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 thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done <FI>it<Fi> , And I wait <FI>on<Fi> Thy name for <FI>it is<Fi> good before Thy saints!

9I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it; And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.

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.