Psalm 52 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

Psa 52:1<To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech.> Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?

Psa 52:2

Psa 52:2Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

Psa 52:3

Psa 52:3You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

Psa 52:4

Psa 52:4Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

Psa 52:5

Psa 52:5But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.)

Psa 52:6

Psa 52:6The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

Psa 52:7

Psa 52:7See, 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.

Psa 52:8

Psa 52:8But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.

Psa 52:9

Psa 52:9I 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.

The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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Psalm 52 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

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