1 To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David.\

2 \52:1\When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech.

3 \52:1\Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?

4 \52:2\Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

5 \52:3\You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

6 \52:4\Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

7 \52:5\But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.)

8 \52:6\The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

9 \52:7\See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

10 \52:8\But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.

11 \52:9\I will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good.

1 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?

The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.

2 Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness,

Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

3 Thou lovest evil more than good,

And lying rather than to speak righteousness. [Selah

4 Thou lovest all devouring words,

O thou deceitful tongue.

5 God will likewise destroy thee for ever;

He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent,

And root thee out of the land of the living. [Selah

6 The righteous also shall see it, and fear,

And shall laugh at him, saying,

7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength,

But trusted in the abundance of his riches,

And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

8 But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God:

I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.

9 I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it;

And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.