King James VersionPsalms52

Psalms

1 Why boast­est thou thy­self in mis­chief, O mighty man? the good­ness of God endureth con­tin­u­al­ly.
2 Thy 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.