1 [To the chief Musician: an instruction. Of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David came to the house of Ahimelech.] Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of *God {abideth} continually.

2 Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.

3 Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

4 Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!

5 *God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of {thy} tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, {saying,}

7 Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, {and} strengthened himself in his avarice.

8 But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I will confide in the loving-kindness of God for ever and ever.

9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done {it}; and I will wait on thy name, before thy godly ones, for it is good.

1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד׃

2 בְּבֹוא ׀ דֹּואֵג הָאֲדֹמִי וַיַּגֵּד לְשָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו בָּא דָוִד אֶל־בֵּית אֲחִימֶלֶךְ׃

3 מַה־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּרָעָה הַגִּבֹּור חֶסֶד אֵל כָּל־הַיֹּום׃

4 הַוֹּות תַּחְשֹׁב לְשֹׁונֶךָ כְּתַעַר מְלֻטָּשׁ עֹשֵׂה רְמִיָּה׃

5 אָהַבְתָּ רָּע מִטֹּוב שֶׁקֶר ׀ מִדַּבֵּר צֶדֶק סֶלָה׃

6 אָהַבְתָּ כָל־דִּבְרֵי־בָלַע לְשֹׁון מִרְמָה׃

7 גַּם־אֵל יִתָּצְךָ לָנֶצַח יַחְתְּךָ וְיִסָּחֲךָ מֵאֹהֶל וְשֵׁרֶשְׁךָ מֵאֶרֶץ חַיִּים סֶלָה׃

8 וְיִרְאוּ צַדִּיקִים וְיִירָאוּ וְעָלָיו יִשְׂחָקוּ׃

9 הִנֵּה הַגֶּבֶר לֹא יָשִׂים אֱלֹהִים מָעוּזֹּו וַיִּבְטַח בְּרֹב עָשְׁרֹו יָעֹז בְּהַוָּתֹו׃

10 וַאֲנִי ׀ כְּזַיִת רַעֲנָן בְּבֵית אֱלֹהִים בָּטַחְתִּי בְחֶסֶד־אֱלֹהִים עֹולָם וָעֶד׃

11 אֹודְךָ לְעֹולָם כִּי עָשִׂיתָ וַאֲקַוֶּה שִׁמְךָ כִי־טֹוב נֶגֶד חֲסִידֶיךָ׃