Psalm 52

To the chief Musician, Maschil. A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.

1        Why dost thou boast, O mighty man,

                   of mischief and of ill?

          The goodness of Almighty God

                   endureth ever still.

2        Thy tongue mischievous calumnies

                   deviseth subtilely,

          Like to a razor sharp to cut,

                   working deceitfully.

3        Ill more than good, and more than truth

                   thou lovest to speak wrong:

4        Thou lovest all-devouring words,

                   O thou deceitful tongue.

5        So God shall thee destroy for aye,

                   remove thee, pluck thee out

          Quite from thy house, out of the land

                   of life he shall thee root.

6        The righteous shall it see, and fear,

                   and laugh at him they shall:

7        Lo, this the man is that did not

                   make God his strength at all:

          But he in his abundant wealth

                   his confidence did place;

          And he took strength unto himself

                   from his own wickedness.

8        But I am in the house of God

                   like to an olive green:

          My confidence for ever hath

                   upon God's mercy been.

9        And I for ever will thee praise,

                   because thou hast done this:

          I on thy name will wait; for good

                   before thy saints it is.