52 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?
The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.
² Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
³ Thou lovest evil more than good,
And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah
⁴ Thou lovest all devouring words,
^[a]O thou deceitful tongue.
⁵ God will likewise ^[b]destroy thee for ever;
He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent,
And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah
⁶ The righteous also shall see it, and fear,
And shall laugh at him, saying,
⁷ Lo, this is the man that made not God his ^[c]strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
⁸ But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God:
I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.
⁹ I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it;
And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.