Psalm 52:2-9

English Standard Version

²Your ^(A)tongue plots destruction,
    like ^(B)a sharp razor, you ^(C)worker of deceit.
³You love evil more than good,
    and ^(D)lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
⁴You love all words that devour,
    O deceitful tongue.

⁵But God will break you down forever;
    he will snatch and ^(E)tear you from your tent;
    he will uproot you from ^(F)the land of the living. Selah
⁶The righteous shall ^(G)see and fear,
    and shall ^(H)laugh at him, saying,
⁷“See the man who would not make
    God his refuge,
but ^(I)trusted in the abundance of his riches
    and sought refuge in his own destruction!”^[a]

⁸But I am like ^(J)a green olive tree
    in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
    forever and ever.
⁹I will thank you forever,
    because you have done it.
I will wait for your name, ^(K)for it is good,
    in the presence of the ^(L)godly.