Psalm 52

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

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Why do you ^(A)boast in evil, O mighty man?
The ^(B)lovingkindness of God endures all day long.

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Your tongue devises ^(C)destruction,
Like a ^(D)sharp razor, ^(E)O worker of deceit.

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You ^(F)love evil more than good,
^(G)Falsehood more than speaking what is right. ^(c)Selah.

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You love all words that devour,
O ^(H)deceitful tongue.

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^(d)But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up and ^(I)tear you away from your tent,
And ^(J)uproot you from the ^(K)land of the living. Selah.

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The righteous will ^(L)see and fear,
And will ^(M)laugh at him, saying,

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“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,
But ^(N)trusted in the abundance of his riches
And ^(O)was strong in ^(e)his evil desire.”

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But as for me, I am like a ^(P)green olive tree in the house of God;
I ^(Q)trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

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I will ^(R)give You thanks forever, because You have done it,
And I will wait on Your name, ^(S)for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 52:1: ['Possibly ', Contemplative, ', or ', Didactic, ', or ', Skillful Psalm]

b. Psalm 52:1: ['1 Sam 22:9']

c. Psalm 52:3: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

d. Psalm 52:5: ['Or ', Also]

e. Psalm 52:7: ['Or ', his destruction]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 52:1: Psalm 94:4

B. Psalm 52:1: Psalm 52:8

C. Psalm 52:2: Psalm 5:9

D. Psalm 52:2: Psalm 57:4; Psalm 59:7

E. Psalm 52:2: Psalm 101:7

F. Psalm 52:3: Psalm 36:4

G. Psalm 52:3: Psalm 58:3; Jeremiah 9:5

H. Psalm 52:4: Psalm 120:3

I. Psalm 52:5: Isaiah 22:18; Isaiah 22:19

J. Psalm 52:5: Proverbs 2:22

K. Psalm 52:5: Psalm 27:13

L. Psalm 52:6: Psalm 37:34; Psalm 40:3

M. Psalm 52:6: Job 22:19

N. Psalm 52:7: Psalm 49:6

O. Psalm 52:7: Psalm 10:6

P. Psalm 52:8: Psalm 92:12; Psalm 128:3; Jeremiah 11:16

Q. Psalm 52:8: Psalm 13:5

R. Psalm 52:9: Psalm 30:12

S. Psalm 52:9: Psalm 54:6