Psalm 52
Darby Translation · 9 verses
To the chief Musician: an instruction. Of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David came to the house of Ahimelech.
1Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of God [abideth] continually.2Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.3Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.4Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, [saying,]7Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his avarice.8But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I will confide in the loving-kindness of God for ever and ever.9I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done [it]; and I will wait on thy name, before thy godly ones, for it is good.Darby's Synopsis
In Psalm 52 we find faith as regards the power of the wicked man, who was in presence of the godly. The goodness of God endured. God would destroy the proud and deceitful man, while the righteous would abide. It reminds of Shebna — not enemies from without nor even the beast, but within among themselves — the Antichrist of power.
Text: J. N. Darby, The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages, public domain. Emphasized words are Darby's own. Provenance on the sources page.