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Psalm 52

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

For the music director. A (a)52:0 Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David, (b)52:0 1 Sam 22:9when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”1Sa 22:9

Why do you boast in evil, you mighty man?

The faithfulness of God endures all day long.Pro 21:12

Your tongue devises destruction,

Like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.Psa 57:4; Pro 25:18

You love evil more than good,

Lies more than speaking what is right. Selah

You love all words that devour,

You deceitful tongue.

¶(c)52:5 Or AlsoBut God will break you down forever;

He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent,

And uproot you from the land of the living. SelahJob 18:14; Job 20:7; Psa 50:22

The righteous will see and fear,

And they will laugh at him, saying,

“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,

But trusted in the abundance of his riches

And was strong in (d)52:7 Or his destructionhis evil desire.”Psa 49:6; Pro 11:28; Mrk 10:24

¶But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;

I trust in the faithfulness of God forever and ever.Psa 92:12; Jer 11:16; Hos 14:6

I will praise You forever, because You have done it,

And I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.Psa 37:5