Psalms 52:1-7

¹“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, and said to him, David is come to the house of Abimelech.” Why gloriest thou in mischief, thou man of violence? The goodness of God yet continueth daily.

²Thy tongue deviseth mischief, Like a sharp razor, thou contriver of deceit!

³Thou lovest evil more than good, And to lie more than to speak truth. Pause.

⁴Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue!

⁵Thee also shall God utterly destroy! o He shall seize thee, and tear thee from thy dwelling-place, And uproot thee from the land of the living. Pause.

⁶The righteous shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him.

⁷“Behold the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And placed his strength in his wickedness!”