Thou dost love evil more than good, and lies more than to speak the [a]truth. Selah.

Thou lovest all words that may destroy: O deceitful tongue!

So shall God [b]destroy thee forever: he shall take thee and pluck thee out of thy tabernacle, and [c]root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 52:3 Hebrew, righteousness.
  2. Psalm 52:5 Though God forbear for a time, yet at length he will recompense thy falsehood.
  3. Psalm 52:5 Albeit thou seem to be never so sure settled.

You love evil(A) rather than good,
    falsehood(B) rather than speaking the truth.[a]
You love every harmful word,
    you deceitful tongue!(C)

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck(D) you from your tent;
    he will uproot(E) you from the land of the living.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 52:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.