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You love evil rather than good,
    falsehood rather than speaking uprightly.
Interlude

You love all words that destroy, you deceitful tongue!

But God will tear you down forever;
    he will take you away,
        even snatching you out of your tent!
He will uproot you from the land of the living.
Interlude

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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.