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title: Psalm 52
slug: kjv/psalm-52
createdAt: 2024-08-25T02:35:54.484Z
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**1 **\{To the chief Musician, Maschil, *A Psalm* of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.} Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God *endureth* continually.

**2 **Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, 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.