The End of the Wicked and the Peace of the Godly

To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation^[a] of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.”

52 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. Selah⁴ 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. Selah⁶ The righteous also shall see and fear,And shall laugh at him, saying,⁷ “Here is the man who did not make God his strength,But trusted in the abundance of his riches,And strengthened himself in his wickedness.”

⁸ But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.⁹ I will praise You forever,Because You have done it;And in the presence of Your saintsI will wait on Your name, for it is good.