| 52:1 |
" Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? |
| 52:2 |
Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit. |
| 52:3 |
You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. Selah |
| 52:4 |
You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue! |
| 52:5 |
Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah |
| 52:6 |
The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him, saying, |
| 52:7 |
"Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!" |
| 52:8 |
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever. |
| 52:9 |
I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints. |
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