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Psalms 52

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¹ For the choir director. A of David. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.” ⓖ [1] Why boast about evil, you hero! ⓗ God’s faithful love is constant. ⓘ

² Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery. ⓙ

³ You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully. ⓚ Selah

⁴ You love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue! ⓛ

⁵ This is why God will bring you down forever. He will take you, ripping you out of your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. ⓜ Selah

⁶ The righteous will see and fear, and they will derisively say about that hero, [1] ⓝ

⁷ “Here is the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, taking refuge in his destructive behavior.” ⓐ

⁹ I will praise you forever for what you have done. In the presence of your faithful people, I will put my hope in your name, for it is good. ⓓ

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1	For the choir director. A of David. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.” ⓖ [1] Why boast about evil, you hero! ⓗ God’s faithful love is constant. ⓘ
2	Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery. ⓙ
3	You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully. ⓚ Selah
4	You love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue! ⓛ
5	This is why God will bring you down forever. He will take you, ripping you out of your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. ⓜ Selah
6	The righteous will see and fear, and they will derisively say about that hero, [1] ⓝ
7	“Here is the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, taking refuge in his destructive behavior.” ⓐ
8	But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; ⓑ I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever. ⓒ
9	I will praise you forever for what you have done. In the presence of your faithful people, I will put my hope in your name, for it is good. ⓓ

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