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An informer whispers to a ruler beside a sharp blade.
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Psalms 52:0-5

Your tongue devises destruction, like a sharpened razor

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0For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David.

1when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, saying to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

2Why do you boast in evil, mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all day long.

3Your tongue devises destruction, like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.

4You have loved evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah

5You love every devouring word, you deceitful tongue.

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