Psalm 52 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

Psa 52:1To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, "David has come to the house of Ahimelech." Why do you boast, O mighty man, of mischief done against the godly? All the day

Psa 52:2

Psa 52:2you are plotting destruction. Your tongue is like a sharp razor, you worker of treachery.

Psa 52:3

Psa 52:3You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking the truth. Selah

Psa 52:4

Psa 52:4You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.

Psa 52:5

Psa 52:5But God will break you down for ever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

Psa 52:6

Psa 52:6The righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,

Psa 52:7

Psa 52:7"See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and sought refuge in his wealth!"

Psa 52:8

Psa 52:8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God for ever and ever.

Psa 52:9

Psa 52:9I will thank thee for ever, because thou hast done it. I will proclaim thy name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.

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Psalm 52 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

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