Psalm 52
A psalm written by David for the choir director when Doeg went to Saul and said, “David has gone to talk with Ahimelech, the high priest.”
1 You proud man, you think that you are strong;
you boast about the trouble that you make for others,
but God faithfully protects people from you every day.
2 All during the day you plan to get rid of others;
what you say is like a sharp blade,
and you are always deceiving others.
3 You like doing what is evil more than you like doing what is good,
and you like telling lies more than you like telling the truth.
4 You, the one who says things to deceive people,
you like to say things that hurt people!
5 But God will get rid of you forever;
he will grab you and drag you from your home
and take you away from this world where people are alive.
6 When righteous people see that, they will be awestruck,
and they will laugh at what happened to you, and say,
7 “Look what happened to the man who would not ask God to protect him;
he trusted that his great wealth would save him;
he grew more powerful by wickedly hurting other people.”
8 But I am secure because I worship in God’s temple;
I am like a strong green olive tree.
I trust in God, who faithfully loves us forever.
9 God, I will always thank you for everything you have done.
I will wait patiently because you are so good,
especially when I stand before your faithful people.