Psalm 51 — The Holy Bible

For the End; concerning understanding; by David;

When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul and said, “David went to the house of Abimelech.”

Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man,

And in lawlessness all the day long?

Your tongue devises wrongdoing;

You work deceit like a sharpened razor.

You love evil rather than good,

Wickedness rather than speaking righteousness.

You love all the words of destruction;

You love a deceitful tongue.

Therefore, God shall destroy you completely;

He shall pluck you up and remove you from your dwelling,

And uproot you from the land of the living.

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The righteous also shall see and fear,

And shall laugh at him, saying,

“Behold, this man did not make God his helper,

But hoped in the abundance of his riches;

And he was made powerful in his vanity.”

But I am like a fruitful olive tree in the house of God;

I hope in God's mercy

Forever and unto ages of ages.

I will give thanks to You forever for what You did,

And I will wait on Your name;

For it is good in the sight of Your holy ones.