Psalm 52⁵¹

For the music director; a well-written song⁵² by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: “David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.”⁵³
52:1 Why do you boast about your evil plans,¹ O powerful man?
God’s loyal love protects me all day long!²
52:2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans,³
it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.⁴
52:3 You love evil more than good,
lies more than speaking the truth.⁵ (Selah)
52:4 You love to use all the words that destroy,⁶
and the tongue that deceives.
52:5 Yet⁷ God will make you a permanent heap of ruins.⁸
He will scoop you up⁹ and remove you from your home,¹⁰
he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)
52:6 When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe,
and will mock the evildoer, saying:¹¹
52:7 “Look, here is the man who would not make¹² God his protector!
He trusted in his great wealth
and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”¹³
52:8 But I¹⁴ am like a flourishing¹⁵ olive tree in the house of God,
I continually¹⁶ trust in God’s loyal love.
52:9 I will continually¹⁷ thank you when¹⁸ you execute judgment,¹⁹
I will rely²⁰ on you²¹ for your loyal followers know you are good.²²