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.

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׃