{"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/ylt/psalms/52","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:53:49.322Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":52,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":51,"nextChapter":53,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":9},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"To the Overseer. — An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, 'David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God is all the day."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Also — God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"'Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"I thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done it, And I wait on Thy name for it is good before Thy saints!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 52 (YLT)","markdown":"[Psalms 52](https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/52)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/52 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}