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Psalm 52

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.

To the director: A maskil of David written when Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David is in Ahimelech’s house.”

52 Great warrior, why are you bragging about the evil you did?
You are a disgrace to God.
² You are nothing but a hired killer, ^{[ a ]}
making plans to hurt people and making up lies!
³ You love evil more than goodness.
You love lies more than truth. Selah

⁴ You and your lying tongue love to hurt people.
⁵ So God will ruin you forever!
He will grab you and pull you from your home, ^{[ b ]} like someone pulling up a plant by the roots! ^{[ c ]} Selah

⁶ Good people will see this
and learn to fear and respect God.
They will laugh at you and say,
⁷ “Look what happened to the warrior who did not depend on God.
That fool thought his wealth and lies would protect him.”

⁸ But I am like a green olive tree growing in God’s Temple.
I will trust God’s faithful love forever and ever.
⁹ God, I praise you forever for what you have done.
I will speak your name ^{[ d ]} before your followers because it is so good!

Footnotes

Psalm 52:2 hired killer Literally, “sharpened razor.”
Psalm 52:5 home This means the body. This is a poetic way of saying, “God will end your life here on earth.”
Psalm 52:5 like someone … roots Literally, “He will root you up from the land of the living.” This also means “He will kill you and your descendants.”
Psalm 52:9 speak your name Or “I will trust your name.”

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

For the music director. A ^{[ a ]} Maskil of David, ^{[ b ]} when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

52 Why do you ^{( A )} boast in evil, you mighty man?
The ^{( B )} faithfulness of God endures all day long.
² Your tongue devises ^{( C )} destruction,
Like a ^{( D )} sharp razor, ^{( E )} you worker of deceit.
³ You ^{( F )} love evil more than good,
^{( G )} Lies more than speaking what is right. Selah
⁴ You love all words that devour,
You ^{( H )} deceitful tongue.

⁵ ^{[ c ]} But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up and ^{( I )} tear you away from your tent,
And ^{( J )} uproot you from the ^{( K )} land of the living. Selah
⁶ The righteous will ^{( L )} see and fear,
And they will ^{( M )} laugh at him, saying ,
⁷ “Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,
But ^{( N )} trusted in the abundance of his riches
And ^{( O )} was strong in ^{[ d ]} his evil desire.”

⁸ But as for me, I am like a ^{( P )} green olive tree in the house of God;
I ^{( Q )} trust in the faithfulness of God forever and ever.
⁹ I will ^{( R )} praise You forever, because You have done it ,
And I will wait on Your name, ^{( S )} for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.

Footnotes

Psalm 52 Title Possibly Contemplative ; or Didactic ; or Skillful Psalm
Psalm 52 Title 1 Sam 22:9
Psalm 52:5 Or Also
Psalm 52:7 Or his destruction

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Psalm 52

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 ]}

Footnotes

To the director: A maskil of David written when Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David is in Ahimelech’s house.”

Footnotes

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

For the music director. A ^{[ a ]} Maskil of David, ^{[ b ]} when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

Footnotes

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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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Psalm 52

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 ]

Footnotes

To the director: A maskil of David written when Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David is in Ahimelech’s house.”

Footnotes

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

For the music director. A [ a ] Maskil of David, [ b ] when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

Footnotes

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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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Cruel words ^{[ a ]}

For the music director. A ^{[ a ]} Maskil of David, ^{[ b ]} when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

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.”