Psalm 52:1
World English Bible (WEB)
For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, “David has come to Ahimelech’s house.”
Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.
In context
1 Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.
2 Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3 You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.
Psalm 52:1 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.
- KJV King James Version
- Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of God [abideth] continually.
- WBS Webster Bible
- To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said to him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.