Psalms
Chapter 52Berean Standard Bible
King James Version
1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
4You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
6The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
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.
8But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name - for it is good - in the presence of Your saints.
I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
Berean Standard Bible and King James Version. Words of Jesus in gold; words the KJV translators added are in italics. Tap a verse number to copy, share or listen from there.