The Book of Psalms 52

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1 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief O mighty man the goodness of God endureth continually ⚑

2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs 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 O thou deceitful tongue ⚑

5 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 also shall see and fear and shall laugh at him ⚑

7 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 a green olive tree in the house of God I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever ⚑

9 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 ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

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