Psalm 52 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

To the director: A maskil of David written when Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David is in Ahimelech’s house.”

¹ Great warrior, why are you bragging about the evil you did? You are a disgrace to God.

² You are nothing but a hired killer, making plans to hurt people and making up lies!

³ You love evil more than goodness. You love lies more than truth. Selah

⁴ You and your lying tongue love to hurt people.

⁵ So God will ruin you forever! He will grab you and pull you from your home, like someone pulling up a plant by the roots! Selah

⁶ Good people will see this and learn to fear and respect God. They will laugh at you and say,

⁷ “Look what happened to the warrior who did not depend on God. That fool thought his wealth and lies would protect him.”

⁸ But I am like a green olive tree growing in God’s Temple. I will trust God’s faithful love forever and ever.

⁹ God, I praise you forever for what you have done. I will speak your name before your followers because it is so good!