Psalms 52
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Psalm 52:1
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Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God {endures} all day long.
Psalm 52:2
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Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.
Psalm 52:3
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You love evil more than good, Falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.
Psalm 52:4
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You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.
Psalm 52:5
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But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from {your} tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.
Psalm 52:6
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The righteous will see and fear, And will laugh at him, {saying,}
Psalm 52:7
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"Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches {And} was strong in his {evil} desire."
Psalm 52:8
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But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.
Psalm 52:9
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I will give You thanks forever, because You have done {it,} And I will wait on Your name, for {it is} good, in the presence of Your godly ones.
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