Psalm 52

Good News Translation

^(A)God's Judgment and Grace^[a]

52 Why do you boast, great one, of your evil?
    God's faithfulness is eternal.
²You make plans to ruin others;
    your tongue is like a sharp razor.
    You are always inventing lies.
³You love evil more than good
    and falsehood more than truth.
⁴You love to hurt people with your words, you liar!

⁵So God will ruin you forever;
    he will take hold of you and snatch you from your home;
    he will remove you from the world of the living.
⁶Righteous people will see this and be afraid;
    then they will laugh at you and say,
⁷“Look, here is someone who did not depend on God for safety,
    but trusted instead in great wealth
    and looked for security in being wicked.”

⁸But I am like an olive tree growing in the house of God;
    I trust in his constant love forever and ever.
⁹I will always thank you, God, for what you have done;
    in the presence of your people
    I will proclaim that you are good.

Footnotes

Psalm 52:1 HEBREW TITLE: A poem by David, after Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him that David had gone to the house of Ahimelech.

Psalm 52

New International Version

Psalm 52^[a]

For the director of music. A maskil^[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite^(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

¹Why 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?
²You who practice deceit,^(D)
    your tongue plots destruction;^(E)
    it is like a sharpened razor.^(F)
³You love evil^(G) rather than good,
    falsehood^(H) rather than speaking the truth.^[c]
⁴You love every harmful word,
    you deceitful tongue!^(I)

⁵Surely 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)
⁶The 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!”

⁸But 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.
⁹For 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 In Hebrew texts 52:1-9 is numbered 52:3-11.
Psalm 52:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 52:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.

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Psalm 52

Good News Translation

^(A)God's Judgment and Grace^[a]

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Psalm 52

New International Version

Psalm 52^[a]

For the director of music. A maskil^[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite^(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

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Psalm 52 Good News Translation

(A)God's Judgment and Grace[a]

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Psalm 52 New International Version

Psalm 52[a]

For the director of music. A maskil[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

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Psalm 52

Good News Translation

^(A)God's Judgment and Grace^[a]

Psalm 52

New International Version

Psalm 52^[a]

For the director of music. A maskil^[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite^(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”