Psalm 52
For the director of music. A maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”
1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
Why do you boast(B) all day long,(C)
you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 You who practice deceit,(D)
your tongue plots destruction;(E)
it is like a sharpened razor.(F)
3 You love evil(G) rather than good,
falsehood(H) rather than speaking the truth.
4 You love every harmful word,
you deceitful tongue!(I)
5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He will snatch you up and pluck(J) you from your tent;
he will uproot(K) you from the land of the living.(L)
6 The righteous will see and fear;
they will laugh(M) at you, saying,
7 “Here now is the man
who did not make God his stronghold(N)
but trusted in his great wealth(O)
and grew strong by destroying others!”
8 But I am like an olive tree(P)
flourishing in the house of God;
I trust(Q) in God’s unfailing love
for ever and ever.
9 For what you have done I will always praise you(R)
in the presence of your faithful people.(S)
And I will hope in your name,(T)
for your name is good.(U)
Footnotes
- Psalm 52:1
- Psalm 52:1
- Psalm 52:3
Cross references
- Psalm 52:1 : 1Sa 21:7; 22:9
- Psalm 52:1 : Ps 10:3; 94:4
- Psalm 52:1 : Ps 44:8
- Psalm 52:2 : S Ps 50:19
- Psalm 52:2 : Ps 5:9
- Psalm 52:2 : S Nu 6:5
- Psalm 52:3 : Ex 10:10; 1Sa 12:25; Am 5:14-15; Jn 3:20
- Psalm 52:3 : Ps 58:3; Jer 9:5; Rev 21:8
- Psalm 52:4 : Ps 5:9; 10:7; 109:2; 120:2, 3; Pr 10:31; 12:19
- Psalm 52:5 : S Dt 29:28; S Job 40:12; Isa 22:19; Eze 17:24
- Psalm 52:5 : S Dt 28:63
- Psalm 52:5 : S Job 28:13
- Psalm 52:6 : S Job 22:19
- Psalm 52:7 : S 2Sa 22:3
- Psalm 52:7 : S Ps 49:6; S Pr 11:28; Mk 10:23
- Psalm 52:8 : S Ps 1:3; S Rev 11:4
- Psalm 52:8 : Ps 6:4; 13:5
- Psalm 52:9 : S Ps 30:12
- Psalm 52:9 : S Dt 7:6; Ps 16:3
- Psalm 52:9 : S Job 7:6; Ps 25:3
- Psalm 52:9 : Ps 54:6
