Why Do You Boast of Evil?
(1 Samuel 22:6–23)

1The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Ps 52:1-3To the overseer instruction to David: In the coming of Doeg the Edomite to Saul, and he will say to him, David came to the house of Ahimelech. Why wilt thou boast in evil, thou strong one? the mercy of God is all the day.

2The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Ps 52:4Thy tongue will purpose mischief as a razor being sharpened, working deceit.

3The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Ps 52:5Thou lovedst evil above good; falsehood more than speaking justice. Silence.

4The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Ps 52:6Thou lovedst all words of destruction, a tongue of deceit.

5The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Ps 52:7Also God will break thee down forever; he will take thee and sweep thee away from the tent, and root thee up from the land of the living. Silence.

6The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Ps 52:8And the just shall see and fear, and laugh at him.

7The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Ps 52:9Behold, the man will not set God his strength, and he will trust in the multitude of his riches he will be strengthened in his mischief.

8The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Ps 52:10And I am as a green olive tree in the house of God: I trusted in the mercy of God forever and ever.

9The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Ps 52:11I will praise thee forever and ever, for thou didst: and I will wait for thy name, for it is good before thy godly ones.