Psalm 52

Contemporary English Version

(A special psalm by David for the music leader. He wrote this when Doeg from Edom went to Saul and said, “David has gone to Ahimelech's house.”)

God Is in Control

¹^(A) You people may be strong
    and brag about your sins,
but God can be trusted
    day after day.
²You plan brutal crimes,
and your lying words cut
    like a sharp razor.
³You would rather do evil
than good, and tell lies
    than speak the truth.
⁴You love to say cruel things,
    and your words are a trap.

⁵God will destroy you forever!
He will grab you and drag you
    from your homes.
You will be uprooted
    and left to die.
⁶When good people see
    this fearsome sight,
they will laugh and say,
⁷    “Just look at them now!
Instead of trusting God,
they trusted their wealth
    and their cruelty.”

⁸But I am like an olive tree
    growing in God's house,
and I can count on his love
    forever and ever.
⁹I will always thank God
    for what he has done;
I will praise his good name
    when his people meet.