Psalms 52 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 For the music director; a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: |David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.| Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God's loyal love protects me all day long! Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day. For the director of music. A maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.” Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver. Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit. You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.
3 You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah) You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
4 You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives. You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!
5 Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah) But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.
6 When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying: The righteous shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying, The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying,
7 |Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.| “See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!” “Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!”
8 But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I continually trust in God's loyal love. But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
9 I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good. I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly. For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.
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