Psalm 52

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1	Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.	Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.	Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.	Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.
2	Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.	Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.	Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.	Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3	You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah	Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.	You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.	Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. [Selah
4	You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.	Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.	You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.	Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
5	Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah	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.	God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.	God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. [Selah
6	The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,	The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:	The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,	The righteous also shall see it, and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying,
7	“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”	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.	“Behold, this is the man who didn’t make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”	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 an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.	But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.	But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.	But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.
9	I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name— for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.	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.	I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.	I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it; And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.