Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Psalms 52

 

Psalms 52

 

1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?

Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?

 

2 You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.

 

3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.

 

4 You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!

 

5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.

 

6 The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying,

 

7 “Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth

and grew strong by destroying others!”

 

8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love

for ever and ever.

 

9 For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people.

And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.

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