Psalms 52

God Is in Control

¹You people may be strong[#1 S 22.9,10.]

and brag about your sins,

but God can be trusted

day after day.

²You plan brutal crimes,

and your lying words cut

like a sharp razor.

³You would rather do evil

than good, and tell lies

than speak the truth.

⁴You love to say cruel things,

and your words are a trap.

⁵God will destroy you forever!

He will grab you and drag you

from your homes.

You will be uprooted

and left to die.

⁶When good people see

this fearsome sight,

they will laugh and say,

⁷“Just look at them now!

Instead of trusting God,

they trusted their wealth

and their cruelty.”

⁸But I am like an olive tree

growing in God's house,

and I can count on his love

forever and ever.

⁹I will always thank God

for what he has done;

I will praise his good name

when his people meet.