Psalms 52

¹ For the leader. A maskil of David,

² when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, "David went to the house of Ahimelech."

³ Why do you glory in evil, you scandalous liar? All day long

⁴ you plot destruction; your tongue is like a sharpened razor, you skillful deceiver.

⁵ You love evil rather than good, lies rather than honest speech. Selah

⁶ You love any word that destroys, you deceitful tongue.

⁷ Now God will strike you down, leave you crushed forever, Pluck you from your tent, uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

⁸ The righteous will look on with awe; they will jeer and say:

⁹ "That one did not take God as a refuge, but trusted in great wealth, relied on devious plots."

¹⁰ But I, like an olive tree in the house of God, trust in God's faithful love forever.

¹¹ I will praise you always for what you have done. I will proclaim before the faithful that your name is good.