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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Psalms 52

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To the director: A maskil of David written when Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, "David is in Ahimelech's house."

1 Great warrior, why are you bragging about the evil you did?
    You are a disgrace to God.
2 You are nothing but a hired killer,[a]
    making plans to hurt people and making up lies!
3 You love evil more than goodness.
    You love lies more than truth. Selah

4 You and your lying tongue love to hurt people.
5 So God will ruin you forever!
    He will grab you and pull you from your home,[b] like someone pulling up a plant by the roots![c] Selah

6 Good 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."

8 But I am like a green olive tree growing in God's Temple.
    I will trust God's faithful love forever and ever.
9 God, I praise you forever for what you have done.
    I will speak your name[d] before your followers because it is so good!

 
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