Psalm 52 (New International Version)

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For the director of music. A "maskil" of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of Ahimelech."

1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast¹ all day long,² you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? 2 Your tongue plots destruction;³ it is like a sharpened razor,⁴ you who practice deceit.⁵ 3 You love evil⁶ rather than good, falsehood⁷ rather than speaking the truth. "Selah" 4 You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue!⁸ 5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear⁹ you from your tent; he will uproot¹⁰ you from the land of the living.¹¹ "Selah" 6 The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh¹² at him, saying, 7 "Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold¹³ but trusted in his great wealth¹⁴ and grew strong by destroying others!" 8 But I am like an olive tree¹⁵ flourishing in the house of God; I trust¹⁶ in God's unfailing love for ever and ever. 9 I will praise you forever¹⁷ for what you have done; in your name I will hope,¹⁸ for your name is good.¹⁹ I will praise you in the presence of your saints.²⁰

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