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You (A)love evil more than good,
(B)Falsehood more than speaking what is right. [a]Selah.
You love all words that devour,
O (C)deceitful tongue.

[b]But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up and (D)tear you away from your tent,
And (E)uproot you from the (F)land of the living, Selah.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 52:3 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
  2. Psalm 52:5 Or Also

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