Psalm 52

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Psalm 52^[a]

For the director of music. A maskil^[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite^(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

¹Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
    Why do you boast^(B) all day long,^(C)
    you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
²You who practice deceit,^(D)
    your tongue plots destruction;^(E)
    it is like a sharpened razor.^(F)
³You love evil^(G) rather than good,
    falsehood^(H) rather than speaking the truth.^[c]
⁴You love every harmful word,
    you deceitful tongue!^(I)

⁵Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck^(J) you from your tent;
    he will uproot^(K) you from the land of the living.^(L)
⁶The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh^(M) at you, saying,
⁷“Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold^(N)
but trusted in his great wealth^(O)
    and grew strong by destroying others!”

⁸But I am like an olive tree^(P)
    flourishing in the house of God;
I trust^(Q) in God’s unfailing love
    for ever and ever.
⁹For what you have done I will always praise you^(R)
    in the presence of your faithful people.^(S)
And I will hope in your name,^(T)
    for your name is good.^(U)

Footnotes

Psalm 52:1 In Hebrew texts 52:1-9 is numbered 52:3-11.
Psalm 52:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 52:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.

Amos 5:10-17

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¹⁰There are those who hate the one who upholds justice in court^(A)
and detest the one who tells the truth.^(B)

¹¹You levy a straw tax on the poor^(C)
    and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,^(D)
    you will not live in them;^(E)
though you have planted lush vineyards,
    you will not drink their wine.^(F)
¹²For I know how many are your offenses
    and how great your sins.^(G)

There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes^(H)
and deprive the poor^(I) of justice in the courts.^(J)
¹³Therefore the prudent keep quiet^(K) in such times,
for the times are evil.^(L)

¹⁴Seek good, not evil,
    that you may live.^(M)
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
    just as you say he is.
¹⁵Hate evil,^(N) love good;^(O)
    maintain justice in the courts.^(P)
Perhaps^(Q) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy^(R)
    on the remnant^(S) of Joseph.

¹⁶Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:

“There will be wailing^(T) in all the streets^(U)
    and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers^(V) will be summoned to weep
    and the mourners to wail.
¹⁷There will be wailing^(W) in all the vineyards,
    for I will pass through^(X) your midst,”
says the Lord.^(Y)

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Hebrews 5:1-6

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5 Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God,^(A) to offer gifts and sacrifices^(B) for sins.^(C) ²He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray,^(D) since he himself is subject to weakness.^(E) ³This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.^(F) ⁴And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.^(G)

⁵In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory^(H) of becoming a high priest.^(I) But God said^(J) to him,

“You are my Son;
today I have become your Father.”^[a]^(K)

⁶And he says in another place,

“You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek.^(L)”^[b]^(M)

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Footnotes

Hebrews 5:5 Psalm 2:7
Hebrews 5:6 Psalm 110:4

Psalm 15

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Psalm 15

A psalm of David.

¹Lord, who may dwell^(A) in your sacred tent?^(B)
Who may live on your holy mountain?^(C)

²The one whose walk is blameless,^(D)
    who does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth^(E) from their heart;
³whose tongue utters no slander,^(F)
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;
⁴who despises a vile person
    but honors^(G) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath^(H) even when it hurts,
    and does not change their mind;
⁵who lends money to the poor without interest;^(I)
    who does not accept a bribe^(J) against the innocent.

Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.^(K)

Genesis 12:10-20

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Abram in Egypt^(A)

¹⁰Now there was a famine in the land,^(B) and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.^(C) ¹¹As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai,^(D) “I know what a beautiful woman^(E) you are. ¹²When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. ¹³Say you are my sister,^(F) so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.”

¹⁴When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.^(G) ¹⁵And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace. ¹⁶He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.^(H)

¹⁷But the Lord inflicted^(I) serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household^(J) because of Abram’s wife Sarai. ¹⁸So Pharaoh summoned Abram. “What have you done to me?”^(K) he said. “Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?^(L) ¹⁹Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’^(M) so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!” ²⁰Then Pharaoh gave orders about Abram to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and everything he had.

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Hebrews 5:1-6

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5 Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God,^(A) to offer gifts and sacrifices^(B) for sins.^(C) ²He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray,^(D) since he himself is subject to weakness.^(E) ³This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.^(F) ⁴And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.^(G)

⁵In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory^(H) of becoming a high priest.^(I) But God said^(J) to him,

“You are my Son;
today I have become your Father.”^[a]^(K)

⁶And he says in another place,

“You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek.^(L)”^[b]^(M)

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Footnotes

Hebrews 5:5 Psalm 2:7
Hebrews 5:6 Psalm 110:4

Psalm 52

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Psalm 52^[a]

For the director of music. A maskil^[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite^(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

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Amos 5:10-17

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Hebrews 5:1-6

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Psalm 15

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Psalm 15

A psalm of David.

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Genesis 12:10-20

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Abram in Egypt^(A)

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Hebrews 5:1-6

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For the director of music. A maskil[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

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