Psalm 52:1-3

Common English Bible

Psalm 52

For the music leader. A maskil^[a] of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, “David has gone to Ahimelech’s house.”

52 Hey, powerful person!
    Why do you brag about evil?
    God’s faithful love lasts all day long.
²Your tongue devises destruction:
    it’s like a sharpened razor, causing deception.
³You love evil more than good;
    you love lying more than speaking what is right. Selah

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Psalm 52:1 Perhaps instruction

Psalm 52:1-3

New International Version

Psalm 52^[a]

For the director of music. A maskil^[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite^(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

¹Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
    Why do you boast^(B) all day long,^(C)
    you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
²You who practice deceit,^(D)
    your tongue plots destruction;^(E)
    it is like a sharpened razor.^(F)
³You love evil^(G) rather than good,
    falsehood^(H) rather than speaking the truth.^[c]

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Psalm 52:1 In Hebrew texts 52:1-9 is numbered 52:3-11.
Psalm 52:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 52:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.

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Psalm 52:1-3

Common English Bible

Psalm 52

For the music leader. A maskil^[a] of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, “David has gone to Ahimelech’s house.”

Footnotes

Psalm 52:1-3

New International Version

Psalm 52^[a]

For the director of music. A maskil^[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite^(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

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Psalm 52:1-3 Common English Bible

Psalm 52

For the music leader. A maskil[a] of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, “David has gone to Ahimelech’s house.”

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Psalm 52:1-3 New International Version

Psalm 52[a]

For the director of music. A maskil[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

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Psalm 52:1-3

Common English Bible

For the music leader. A maskil^[a] of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, “David has gone to Ahimelech’s house.”

Psalm 52:1-3

New International Version

Psalm 52^[a]

For the director of music. A maskil^[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite^(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”