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Psalms 52

9 aligned verses; 9 with wording or punctuation differences .

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1
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil , O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long .
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief , O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually .
2
Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit .
The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully .
3
You love evil more than good , falsehood more than speaking truth . Selah
Thou lovest evil more than good ; and lying rather than to speak righteousness . Selah .
4
You love every word that devours , O deceitful tongue.
Thou lovest all devouring words , O thou deceitful tongue.
5
Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away , and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah .
6
The righteous will see and fear ; they will mock the evildoer , saying,
The righteous also shall see , and fear, and shall laugh at him:
7
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction . ”
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness .
8
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God ; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God : I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9
I will praise You forever , because You have done it . I will wait on Your name — for it is good — in the presence of Your saints.
I will praise thee for ever , because thou hast done it : and I will wait on thy name ; for it is good before thy saints.

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