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Psalms 52

Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. But God will bring you down to everlasting ruin. Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good.

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Psalm 52

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 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. The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: 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. But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. 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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Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

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Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

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Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

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Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

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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.

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The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

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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.

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But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

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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.