New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures — With References (Rbi8, en_US, 1984)

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Psalms, 52

To the director. Masʹkil.*1 Of David, when Doʹeg the Eʹdom·ite came and proceeded to tell Saul and say to him that David had come to the house of A·himʹe·lech.

1 Why do you make your boast over what is bad, O you mighty one? The loving-kindness*1 of God*2 is all day long.

  1. Or, “loyal love.”

  2. “God.” Heb., ʼEl.

2 Adversities your tongue schemes up, sharpened like a razor, Working deceitfully.*1

  1. Or, “Ruinous things you scheme, your tongue being sharpened like a razor, O you worker of deceit.”

3 You have loved what is bad more than what is good, Falsehood more than speaking righteousness. Seʹlah.

4 You have loved all devouring words, O you deceitful tongue.*1

  1. Lit., “tongue of deception.”

5 God himself will also pull you down forever; He will knock you down and tear you away from [your] tent, And he will certainly root you out of the land of the living ones. Seʹlah.

6 And the righteous ones will see [it] and will be afraid, And over him they will laugh.

7 Here is the able-bodied man that does not put God as his fortress, But that trusts in the abundance of his riches, That takes shelter in adversities by him.

8 But I shall be like a luxuriant olive tree in God’s house; I do trust in the loving-kindness of God to time indefinite, even forever.

9 I will laud you to time indefinite, for you have taken action; And I shall hope in your name, because it is good, in front of your loyal ones.