Psalms 52
The psalmist condemns a wicked man who boasts of evil and practices deceit, loving falsehood and harm. This man will be brought down by God to everlasting ruin, while the righteous will see his downfall and laugh. In contrast, the psalmist trusts in God's unfailing love and flourishes like an olive tree in the house of God. The psalmist vows to praise God forever for His goodness.
1Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?2Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.3You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. Selah4You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue!5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah6The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him, saying,7"Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!"8But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever.9I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.
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