Psalm 52

The Steadfast Love of God Endures

To the choirmaster. A Maskil#52:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David, when #1 Sam. 22:9Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, "David has come to the house of Ahimelech."

1 Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?

The steadfast love of God endures all the day.

2 Your *Ps. 50:19tongue plots destruction,

like *[Ps. 57:4] a sharp razor, you *Ps. 101:7worker of deceit.

3 You love evil more than good,

and *[Jer. 9:4,5]lying more than speaking what is right. Selah

4 You love all words that devour,

O deceitful tongue.

5 But God will break you down forever;

he will snatch and *Prov. 2:22tear you from your tent;

he will uproot you from *See Ps. 27:13the land of the living. Selah

6 The righteous shall *See Ps. 40:3see and fear,

and shall *See Ps. 2:4laugh at him, saying,

7 "See the man who would not make

God his refuge,

but *See Ps. 49:6trusted in the abundance of his riches

and sought refuge in his own destruction!"*52:7 Or in his work of destruction

8 But I am like *Jer. 11:16;[Ps. 1:3;37:35;92:12,13;128:3;144:12;Hos. 14:6]a green olive tree

in the house of God.

I trust in the steadfast love of God

forever and ever.

9 I will thank you forever,

because you have done it.

I will wait for your name, *Ps. 54:6for it is good,

in the presence of the *See Ps. 50:5godly.