Psaume 52

The boaster and the olive tree

¹For the music director. A maskil of David, ²when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul, telling him, “David has gone to Ahimelech’s house.” ³Why brag about evil, you mighty warrior? \q God’s loyal love goes on all day long.^{a 4}Your tongue devises ruin; \q it cuts like a honed razor, you schemer of lies. ⁵You prefer evil to good, \q and a lie to an honest word. Selah ⁶You love every word that devours, \q you lying tongue. ⁷But God will bring you down for good; \q he will seize you and drag you out of your tent, \q and pull you up by the roots from the land of the living. Selah ⁸The righteous will see it and be filled with awe; \q they will laugh at him and say, ⁹“Look at the man who would not take God as his fortress! \q He relied on his great wealth \q and looked for safety in the ruin he caused.” ¹⁰I, though, am like an olive tree in full leaf in God’s house; \q I rely on God’s loyal love forever and ever. ¹¹I will thank you forever for what you have done; \q before your loyal people I will wait in hope on your name, \q because it is good.