Psalm 52:3 - Easy To Read Version You love evil more than goodness.\par You love lying more than telling the truth.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [312]})\i0 \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou lovest evil more than good; And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You love evil more than good, and lying rather than to speak righteousness, justice, and right. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! American Standard Version (1901) Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. [Selah Common English Bible You love evil more than good; you love lying more than speaking what is right. Selah Catholic Public Domain Version God gazed down from heaven on the sons of men, to see if there were any who were considering or seeking God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version God looked down from heaven on the children of men: to see if there were any that did understand, or did seek God. |
In spite of my important position,\par those people are planning to destroy me.\par It makes them happy\par to tell lies about me.\par In public, they say good things\par about me,\par but in private, they curse me.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [366]})\i0 \par
Evil people always want to do more evil. And those people show no mercy to people around them.
\{God said,\} “My people are foolish.\par They don’t know me.\par They are stupid children.\par They don’t understand.\par They are skillful at doing evil,\par but they don’t know how to do good.”\par
The people of Judah have tongues\par that are like sharp arrows.\par Their mouths speak lies.\par Each person speaks nice to his neighbor.\par But he is secretly planning ways\par to attack his neighbor.\par
But you hate good and love evil!\par You tear the skin off the people.\par You tear the flesh off their bones!\par
Your father is the devil. You belong to him. You want to do what he wants. The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He was always against the truth. There is no truth in him. He is like the lies he tells. Yes, the devil is a liar. He is the father of lies.
Those people traded the truth of God for a lie. Those people worshiped and served things that were made. But people did not worship and serve the God who made those things. God should be praised forever. Amen.
In the last days people will turn against their friends. They will do foolish things without thinking. They will be conceited and proud. People will love pleasure—they will not love God.
Outside the city are the dogs (bad people), people who do evil magic, people who sin sexually, people who murder, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [175]} and people who love lies and tell lies.