Psalms

52 Why boast in evil, ruffian?

Deity’s friendship lasts all day.

2 You plan catastrophes; your tongue

is like a whetted razor, playing false.

3 You prefer evil to good,

falsehood to right speaking. (Selah)

4 You love all quibbling words,

a cheating tongue.

5 The Deity on his part will break you down for good,

scoop you up and tear you out of home

and your root out of the land of living men. (Selah)

6 And honest men shall see and fear

and laugh over him:

7 “There is the man that was not making God his citadel

but had put his confidence in the greatness of his riches,

was mighty by his capital.”

8 But I am like a verdant olive-tree in God’s house;

I have put my confidence in God’s friendship forever and aye.

9 I will thank you forever, because you acted,

and hope in your name, because it is good,

in the presence of the men of your friendship.