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Psalms 52:1-9

To the director. Mas´kil. Of David, when Do´eg the E´dom·ite came and proceeded to tell Saul and say to him that David had come to the house of A·him´e·lech.

1 Why do you make your boast over what is bad, O you mighty one?
The loving-kindness of God is all day long.

2 Adversities your tongue schemes up, sharpened like a razor,
Working deceitfully.

3 You have loved what is bad more than what is good,
Falsehood more than speaking righteousness. Se´lah.

4 You have loved all devouring words,
O you deceitful tongue.

5 God himself will also pull you down forever;
He will knock you down and tear you away from [your] tent,
And he will certainly root you out of the land of the living ones. Se´lah.

6 And the righteous ones will see [it] and will be afraid,
And over him they will laugh.

7 Here is the able-bodied man that does not put God as his fortress,
But that trusts in the abundance of his riches,
That takes shelter in adversities by him.

8 But I shall be like a luxuriant olive tree in God’s house;
I do trust in the loving-kindness of God to time indefinite, even forever.

9 I will laud you to time indefinite, for you have taken action;
And I shall hope in your name, because it is good, in front of your loyal ones.