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Psalm 52:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 52:3-5
New Catholic Bible
3 Why do you boast of your evil deeds,
you champion of malice?[a]
All day long 4 you plot harm;
your tongue is like a sharpened razor,
you master of deceit.
5 [b]You love evil rather than good,
and lies rather than truthful speech. Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 52:3 You champion of malice: the translation follows the Greek. The Hebrew has: “the kindness of God lasts all day long.” The title is one of scorn; he is a champion only in his own mind, and God can easily put him in his place (see Isa 22:17).
- Psalm 52:5 The values of the wicked are distorted. He loves to think, speak, and do evil whenever he can profit from it (see v. 5; Mic 3:2). His entire being reflects the evil that is associated with the tongue (see Ps 120:2; Jas 3:1-12).
