Psalm 52

Tree of Life Version

¹ For the music director: a contemplative song of David, ² when Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.”
³ Why do you brag about evil, mighty man?
God’s lovingkindness is every day.
⁴ Your tongue plots destruction,
like a sharp razor, working deceit.
⁵ You love evil instead of good,
lying rather than speaking right. Selah
⁶ You love only devouring words—
treacherous tongue!
⁷ God will pull you down forever,
and snatch you, rip you out of your tent,
and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
⁸ Then the righteous will see and fear,
and laugh at him:
⁹ “Here is the man who did not make God his stronghold.
Instead he trusted in his great riches—
    and was strong in his evil desire.”
¹⁰ But I—I am like an olive tree flourishing in the House of God.
I trust in God’s lovingkindness forever and ever.
¹¹ I will praise You forever for what You have done.
I will hope in Your Name, for it is good,
in the presence of Your kedoshim.