Psalm 52, NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION
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1

Why do you boast, O mighty one, of mischief done against the godly?  All day long
 

2

you are plotting destruction.  Your tongue is like a sharp razor, you worker of treachery.
 

3

You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking the truth.  (Selah)
 

4

You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.

5

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)
 

6

The righteous will see, and fear, and will laugh at the evildoer, saying,
 

7

“See the one who would not take refuge in God, but trusted in abundant riches, and sought refuge in wealth!”
 

8

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God.  I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.
 

9

I will thank you forever, because of what you have done.  In the presence of the faithful I will proclaim your name, for it is good.