52 1 Why do you boast, O mighty man, of mischief done against the godly?
All the day you are plotting destruction.
52 2 Your tongue is like a sharp razor,
you worker of treachery.
52 3 You love evil more than good,
and lying more than speaking the truth. Selah
52 4 You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.
52 5 But God will break you down for ever;
he will snatch and tear you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
52 6 The righteous shall see, and fear,
and shall laugh at him, saying,
52 7 "See the man who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and sought refuge in his wealth!"
52 8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God for ever and ever.
52 9 I will thank you for ever, because you have done it.
I will proclaim your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.