Psalm 52

God Judges the Proud

For the choir director. A Davidic Maskil. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, "David went to Ahimelech's house."

1 Why brag about evil, you hero!
God's faithful love is constant.
2 Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
3 You love evil instead of good,
lying instead of speaking truthfully. Selah

4 You love any words that destroy,
you treacherous tongue!

5 This 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
6 The righteous will look on with awe
and will ridicule him:

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."

8 But I am like a flourishing olive tree
in the house of God;
I trust in God's faithful love forever and ever.

9 I 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.

Psalms 52

God is in control

1 You people may be strong
and boast about your sins,
but God can be trusted
day after day.

2 You plan brutal crimes,
and your lying words cut
like a sharp razor.

3 You would rather do evil
than good, and tell lies
than speak the truth.

4 You love to say cruel things,
and your words are a trap.

5 God will destroy you for ever!
He will grab you and drag you
from your homes.
You will be uprooted
and left to die.

6 When good people see
this fearsome sight,
they will laugh and say,

7 “Just look at them now!
Instead of trusting God,
they trusted their wealth
and their cruelty.”

8 But I am like an olive tree
growing in God's house,
and I can count on his love
for ever and ever.

9 I will always thank God
for what he has done;
I will praise his good name
when his people meet.