The Bible – Old Testament
Psalms
Index
Int. 1. 2. 3. … 51. 52. 53. … 149. 150.
Chapter 52
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1 For the leader. A maskil of David,
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when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, “David went to the house of Ahimelech.”
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Why do you glory in evil, you scandalous liar? All day long
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you plot destruction; your tongue is like a sharpened razor, you skillful deceiver.
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You love evil rather than good, lies rather than honest speech. Selah
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You love any word that destroys, you deceitful tongue.
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Now God will strike you down, leave you crushed forever, Pluck you from your tent, uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
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The righteous will look on with awe; they will jeer and say:
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“That one did not take God as a refuge, but trusted in great wealth, relied on devious plots.”
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2 But I, like an olive tree in the house of God, trust in God’s faithful love forever.
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I will praise you always for what you have done. I will proclaim before the faithful that your name is good.
1 [Psalm 52] A condemnation of the powerful and arrogant (⇒ Psalm 52:3-6), who bring down upon themselves God’s judgment (⇒ Psalm 52:7). The just, those who trust in God alone, are gladdened and strengthened by the downfall of their traditional enemies (⇒ Psalm 52:8-9).
2 [10] Like an olive tree: the righteous will flourish in the house of God like a well-watered olive tree. Cf ⇒ Psalm 92:14; ⇒ 128:3.
Index
Int. 1. 2. 3. … 51. 52. 53. … 149. 150.