Psalm 52

God Judges the Proud

For the choir director. A Maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.” ^a

¹Why boast about evil, you hero! ^b

God’s faithful love is constant. ^c

²Like a sharpened razor,

your tongue devises destruction,

working treachery. ^d

³You love evil instead of good,

lying instead of speaking truthfully. ^e Selah

⁴You love any words that destroy,

you treacherous tongue! ^f

⁵This 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. ^g Selah

⁶The righteous will see and fear,

and they will derisively say about that hero, ^h,ⁱ

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.” ^j

⁸But I am like a flourishing olive tree

in the house of God; ^k

I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever. ^l

⁹I 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. ^m