{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/web/psalms/52","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T02:38:05.225Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":52,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":51,"nextChapter":53,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":9},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God's loving kindness endures continually."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"|Behold, this is the man who didn't make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.|"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God's house. I trust in God's loving kindness forever and ever."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of |Mahalath.| A contemplation by David."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 52 (WEB)","markdown":"[Psalms 52](https://primebible.com/web/psalms/52)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/psalms/52 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}