Salmi 52
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Condanna del cinico
52 Al maestro del coro. Maskil. Di Davide.
2 Dopo che l'idumeo Doeg venne da Saul per informarlo e dirgli: «Davide è entrato in casa di Abimelech».
3 Perché ti vanti del male
o prepotente nella tua iniquità?
4 Ordisci insidie ogni giorno;
la tua lingua è come lama affilata,
artefice di inganni.
5 Tu preferisci il male al bene,
la menzogna al parlare sincero.
6 Ami ogni parola di rovina,
o lingua di impostura.
7 Perciò Dio ti demolirà per sempre,
ti spezzerà e ti strapperà dalla tenda
e ti sradicherà dalla terra dei viventi.
8 Vedendo, i giusti saran presi da timore
e di lui rideranno:
9 «Ecco l'uomo che non ha posto in Dio la sua difesa,
ma confidava nella sua grande ricchezza
e si faceva forte dei suoi crimini».
10 Io invece come olivo verdeggiante
nella casa di Dio.
Mi abbandono alla fedeltà di Dio
ora e per sempre.
11 Voglio renderti grazie in eterno
per quanto hai operato;
spero nel tuo nome, perché è buono,
davanti ai tuoi fedeli.
Psalm 52
King James Version
52 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
2 The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
Psalm 52
EasyEnglish Bible
This is a special song that David wrote for the music leader.
It was when Doeg, the man from Edom, went to Saul and told him, ‘David went to the house of Ahimelech, the priest.’
Cruel words[a]
52 Strong man, why are you so proud
about the evil things that you like to do?
Remember that God's faithful love keeps me safe.
2 Your tongue is like a sharp knife!
You talk about how to hurt other people,
You speak nothing but lies.
3 You love to do evil things,
not good things.
You love to tell lies
more than the truth.
Selah.
4 You love to say cruel words.
You speak to deceive others.
5 But God will knock you down,
and he will break you into pieces.
He will take you away from your home.
He will remove you from this world where people live.
Selah.
6 Righteous people will see what has happened,
and they will be afraid.[b]
Then they will laugh at the wicked person,
and they will say,
7 ‘Look! This man did not trust God to keep him safe.
Instead, he trusted in his riches.
He thought that he could be cruel,
and that would keep him safe.’
8 But I am like a strong olive tree
that grows in the house of God.
I will always trust in God's faithful love for his people.
9 I will always praise you, God,
for what you have done.
I will trust you to help me,
together with all those who serve you.
Footnotes
- 52:1 King Saul was trying to kill David. David and his men ran away from Saul. Doeg told Saul where he could find David. See 1 Samuel 21:7.
- 52:6 When God does a powerful thing, it often makes us afraid. But when we begin to understand what he has done, we are happy! We know that God always does what is right.
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