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[a]This is the reason why God will crush you
    and destroy you once and for all.
He will snatch you from your tent[b]
    and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
The righteous will see and be afraid;
    they will mock him:
“This is the man
    who refused to accept God as his refuge.
Rather, he placed his trust in his abundant riches
    and gathered strength by his crimes.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 52:7 The wicked will be brought down by God while the righteous will subsist and mock them (see Ps 28:5; Job 18:14; Prov 2:22; Isa 22:17). The end of the wicked will be that of the foolish rich of Ps 49.
  2. Psalm 52:7 Tent: the earthly dwelling (see Job 18:14).

“Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold(A)
but trusted in his great wealth(B)
    and grew strong by destroying others!”

But I am like an olive tree(C)
    flourishing in the house of God;
I trust(D) in God’s unfailing love
    for ever and ever.
For what you have done I will always praise you(E)
    in the presence of your faithful people.(F)
And I will hope in your name,(G)
    for your name is good.(H)

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