¹You call yourself a mighty man, a big shot?

Why do you boast in the evil you have done?

Yet God’s loyal love will protect me and carry the day!

²Listen, O deceiver, trickster of others:

Your words are wicked, harming and hurting all who hear them.

³You love evil and hate what is good and right.

You would rather lie than tell the truth.

⁴You love to distort, devour, and deceive,

using your sly tongue to spin the truth.

⁵But the Almighty will strike you down forever!

He will pull you up by your roots

and drag you away to the darkness of death.

⁶The godly will see all this and will be awestruck.

Then they will laugh at the wicked, saying,

⁷“See what happens to those great in their own eyes

who don’t trust in the Most High to save them!

Look how they trusted only in their wealth

and made their living from wickedness.”

⁸But I am like a flourishing olive tree, anointed in the house of God.[#52:8 The olive tree was the source of the sacred anointing oil.]

I trust in the unending love of God;

his passion toward me is forever and ever.

⁹Because it is finished,[#52:9 Or “You have acted [finished it].” The words “It is finished” were the last words of Jesus on the cross.]

I will praise you forever and give you thanks.

Before all your godly lovers I will proclaim your beautiful name!