Psalm 52:1-3

New American Standard Bible 1995

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

For the choir director. A ^[a]Maskil of David, ^[b]when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

52 Why do you ^(A)boast in evil, O mighty man?
The ^(B)lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
²Your tongue devises ^(C)destruction,
Like a ^(D)sharp razor, ^(E)O worker of deceit.
³You ^(F)love evil more than good,
^(G)Falsehood more than speaking what is right. ^[c]Selah.

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Psalm 52:1 Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm
Psalm 52:1 1 Sam 22:9
Psalm 52:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude

New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

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Psalm 52:1-3 New American Standard Bible 1995

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

For the choir director. A [a]Maskil of David, [b]when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

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Psalm 52:1-3

New American Standard Bible 1995

For the choir director. A ^[a]Maskil of David, ^[b]when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”