English / ERV
Psalms 52
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1Great warrior, why are you bragging about the evil you did? You are a disgrace to God.
- 2You are nothing but a hired killer,[1] making plans to hurt people and making up lies!
- 3You love evil more than goodness. You love lies more than truth. Selah
- 4You and your lying tongue love to hurt people.
- 5So God will ruin you forever! He will grab you and pull you from your home,[2] like someone pulling up a plant by the roots![3] Selah
- 6Good people will see this and learn to fear and respect God. They will laugh at you and say,
- 7“Look what happened to the warrior who did not depend on God. That fool thought his wealth and lies would protect him.”
- 8But I am like a green olive tree growing in God’s Temple. I will trust God’s faithful love forever and ever.
- 9God, I praise you forever for what you have done. I will speak your name[4] before your followers because it is so good!