Chapter 52
Psalms
Verse 1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?The steadfast love of God endures all the day.Verse 2Your tongue plots destruction,like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.Verse 3You love evil more than good,and lying more than speaking what is right. SelahVerse 4You love all words that devour,O deceitful tongue.Verse 5But God will break you down forever;he will snatch and tear you from your tent;he will uproot you from the land of the living. SelahVerse 6The righteous shall see and fear,and shall laugh at him, saying,Verse 7“See the man who would not makeGod his refuge,but trusted in the abundance of his richesand sought refuge in his own destruction!”Verse 8But I am like a green olive treein the house of God.I trust in the steadfast love of Godforever and ever.Verse 9I will thank you forever,because you have done it.I will wait for your name, for it is good,in the presence of the godly.
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