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You love evil more than good,
    and lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah
You love all devouring words,
    O you deceitful tongue.

God will likewise break you down forever;
    He will snatch you away and pluck you from your home,
    and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

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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.