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For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, “David has come to Ahimelech’s house.”

[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.
[4] You love all devouring words,
you deceitful tongue.
[5] 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.
[6] The righteous also will see it, and fear,
and laugh at him, saying,
[7] “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.”
[8] 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.
[9] 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.
King James Version

To the chief Musician, H5329 Maschil, H4905 A Psalm of David, H1732 when Doeg H1673 the Edomite H130 came H935 and told H5046 Saul, H7586 and said H559 unto him, David H1732 is come H935 to the house H1004 of Ahimelech. H288

[1] Why boastest H1984 thou thyself in mischief, H7451 O mighty H1368 man?
The goodness H2617 of God H410 endureth continually. H3117
[2] Thy tongue H3956 deviseth H2803 mischiefs; H1942
Like a sharp H3913 razor, H8593 working H6213 deceitfully. H7423
[3] Thou lovest H157 evil H7451 more than good; H2896
And lying H8267 rather than to speak H1696 righteousness. H6664 Selah. H5542
[4] Thou lovest H157 all H3605 devouring H1105 words, H1697
O thou deceitful H4820 tongue. H3956§
[5] God H410 shall likewise destroy H5422 thee§ for ever, H5331
He shall take thee away, H2846 and pluck thee out H5255 of thy dwelling place, H168 and root thee out H8327 of the land H776 of the living. H2416 Selah. H5542
[6] The righteous H6662 also shall see, H7200 and fear, H3372
And shall laugh H7832 at him:
[7] Lo, this is the man H1397 that made H7760 not H3808 God H430 his strength; H4581
But trusted H982 in the abundance H7230 of his riches, H6239 and strengthened H5810 himself in his wickedness. H1942§
[8] But I am like a green H7488 olive tree H2132 in the house H1004 of God: H430
I trust H982 in the mercy H2617 of God H430 for ever H5769 and ever. H5703
[9] I will praise H3034 thee for ever, H5769 because H3588 thou hast done H6213 it:
And I will wait H6960 on thy name; H8034 for it is good H2896 before thy saints. H2623

Footnotes

  1. § 52:4 Or, and the deceitful tongue
  2. § 52:5 Heb. beat thee down
  3. § 52:7 Or, substance
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 τέλος· G5056 συνέσεως G4907 τῷ G3588 Δαυιδ G1138 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἐλθεῖν G2064 Δωηκ τὸν G3588 Ιδουμαῖον καὶ G2532 ἀναγγεῖλαι G312 τῷ G3588 Σαουλ G4549 καὶ G2532 εἰπεῖν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 Ἦλθεν G2064 Δαυιδ G1138 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 Αβιμελεχ. Τί G5101 ἐγκαυχᾷ ἐν G1722 κακίᾳ, G2549 ὁ G3588 δυνατός, G1415 ἀνομίαν G458 ὅλην G3650 τὴν G3588 ἡμέραν; G2250 [2] ‡Ἀδικίαν G93 ἐλογίσατο G3049 ἡ G3588 γλῶσσά G1100 σου· G4675 ὡσεὶ G5616 ξυρὸν ἠκονημένον ἐποίησας G4160 δόλον. G1388 [3] ‡Ἠγάπησας G25 κακίαν G2549 ὑπὲρ G5228 ἀγαθωσύνην, G19 ἀδικίαν G93 ὑπὲρ G5228 τὸ G3588 λαλῆσαι G2980 δικαιοσύνην. G1343 Διάψαλμα. [4] ‡Ἠγάπησας G25 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ῥήματα G4487 καταποντισμοῦ, γλῶσσαν G1100 δολίαν. G1386 [5] ‡Διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 καθελεῖ G2507 σε G4571 εἰς G1519 τέλος· G5056 ἐκτίλαι σε G4571 καὶ G2532 μεταναστεύσαι σε G4571 ἀπὸ G575 σκηνώματος G4638 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ῥίζωμά σου G4675 ἐκ G1537 γῆς G1093 ζώντων. G2198 Διάψαλμα. [6] ‡Καὶ G2532 ὄψονται G3700 δίκαιοι G1342 καὶ G2532 φοβηθήσονται G5399 καὶ G2532 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὸν G846 γελάσονται G1070 καὶ G2532 ἐροῦσιν G2046 [7] ‡Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἄνθρωπος, G444 ὃς G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἔθετο G5087 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 βοηθὸν G998 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἀλλ’ G235 ἐπήλπισεν ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 πλῆθος G4128 τοῦ G3588 πλούτου G4149 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐδυναμώθη G1412 ἐπὶ G1909 τῇ G3588 ματαιότητι G3153 αὐτοῦ. G846 [8] ‡Ἐγὼ G1473 δὲ G1161 ὡσεὶ G5616 ἐλαία G1636 κατάκαρπος ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 οἴκῳ G3624 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ· G2316 ἤλπισα G1679 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 ἔλεος G1656 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 τοῦ G3588 αἰῶνος. G165 [9] ‡Ἐξομολογήσομαί G1843 σοι G4671 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα, G165 ὅτι G3754 ἐποίησας, G4160 καὶ G2532 ὑπομενῶ G5278 τὸ G3588 ὄνομά G3686 σου, G4675 ὅτι G3754 χρηστὸν G5543 ἐναντίον G1726 τῶν G3588 ὁσίων G3741 σου. G4675
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 52:1 Originally verses 51:1–3.
  2. ‡ 52:2 Originally verse 51:4.
  3. ‡ 52:3 Originally verse 51:5.
  4. ‡ 52:4 Originally verse 51:6.
  5. ‡ 52:5 Originally verse 51:7.
  6. ‡ 52:6 Originally verse 51:8.
  7. ‡ 52:7 Originally verse 51:9.
  8. ‡ 52:8 Originally verse 51:10.
  9. ‡ 52:9 Originally verse 51:11.