New King James Version

Psalms 52:1-6 New King James Version (NKJV)

1. Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man?The goodness of God endures continually.

2. Your tongue devises destruction,Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

3. You love evil more than good,Lying rather than speaking righteousness.Selah

4. You love all devouring words,You deceitful tongue.

5. God shall likewise destroy you forever;He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place,And uproot you from the land of the living.Selah

6. The righteous also shall see and fear,And shall laugh at him, saying,