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Psalms 52
A short, pointed takedown of a powerful man whose weapon is his mouth. His tongue "plots destruction, like a sharp razor" (v.2); he loves lying over truth and devouring words over speech. Watch the reversal: the boaster will be uprooted from "the land of the living," and the righteous will see it, fear, and laugh (v.5-6) — a rare moment of the godly laughing at a fallen tyrant.
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Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.
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Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
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You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.
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You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.
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God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.
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The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,
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“Behold, this is the man who didn’t make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”
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But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.
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I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.
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Al Músico principal: Masquil de David, cuando vino Doeg Idumeo y dió cuenta á Saúl, diciéndole: David ha venido á casa de Ahimelech. ¿POR qué te glorías de maldad, oh poderoso? La misericordia de Dios es continua.
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Agravios maquina tu lengua: como navaja amolada hace engaño.
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Amaste el mal más que el bien; la mentira más que hablar justicia. (Selah.)
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Has amado toda suerte de palabras perniciosas, engañosa lengua.
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Por tanto Dios te derribará para siempre: te asolará y te arrancará de tu morada, y te desarraigará de la tierra de los vivientes. (Selah.)
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Y verán los justos, y temerán; y reiránse de él, diciendo :
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He aquí el hombre que no puso á Dios por su fortaleza, sino que confió en la multitud de sus riquezas, y se mantuvo en su maldad.
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Mas yo estoy como oliva verde en la casa de Dios: en la misericordia de Dios confío perpetua y eternalmente.
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Te alabaré para siempre por lo que has hecho: y esperaré en tu nombre, porque es bueno, delante de tus santos.
Razor tongue versus olive tree
The psalm sets two images against each other. The mighty man trusts "in the abundance of his riches" and is plucked out like a tent torn down (v.5,7). The speaker, by contrast, is "like a green olive tree in God's house" (v.8) — rooted, alive, fruitful.
The closing trust is not in security but in the divine name itself: "I will hope in your name, for it is good" (v.9).
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