Chapter 52
1לַמְנַצֵּחַ מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִֽדFor the leader. A maskil of David,Lamnatzecha maskil ledavid
2בְּבוֹא דּוֹאֵג הָאֲדֹמִי וַיַּגֵּד לְשָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בָּא דָוִד אֶל־בֵּית אֲחִימֶֽלֶךְwhen Doeg the Edomite came and informed Saul, telling him, “David came to Ahimelech’s house.”Bevo doeg haadomi vayaged leshaul vayomer lo ba david el-beyt achimelech
3מַה־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּרָעָה הַגִּבּוֹר חֶסֶד אֵל כׇּל־הַיּֽוֹםWhy do you boast of your evil, brave fellow? God’s faithfulness never ceases.Mah-tithalel beraah hagibor chesed el kol-hayom
4הַוּוֹת תַּחְשֹׁב לְשׁוֹנֶךָ כְּתַעַר מְלֻטָּשׁ עֹשֵׂה רְמִיָּֽהYour tongue devises mischief, like a sharpened razor that works treacherously.Hauot tachshov leshonecha ketaar melutash oseh remiyah
5אָהַבְתָּ רָּע מִטּוֹב שֶׁקֶר מִדַּבֵּר צֶדֶק סֶֽלָהYou prefer evil to good, the lie, to speaking truthfully. Selah.Ahavta ra mitov sheker midaber tzedek selah
6אָהַבְתָּ כׇֽל־דִּבְרֵי־בָלַע לְשׁוֹן מִרְמָֽהYou love all pernicious words, treacherous speech.Ahavta chol-divrey-vala leshon mirmah
7גַּם־אֵל יִתׇּצְךָ לָנֶצַח יַחְתְּךָ וְיִסָּחֲךָ מֵאֹהֶל וְשֵׁרֶשְׁךָ מֵאֶרֶץ חַיִּים סֶֽלָהSo God will tear you down for good, will break you and pluck you from your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.Gam-el yitotzcha lanetzach yachtcha veyisachacha meohel veshereshcha meeretz chayim selah
8וְיִרְאוּ צַדִּיקִים וְיִירָאוּ וְעָלָיו יִשְׂחָֽקוּThe righteous, seeing it, will be awestruck; they will jibe at you, saying,Veyiru tzadikim veyirau vealayv yischaku
9הִנֵּה הַגֶּבֶר לֹא יָשִׂים אֱלֹהִים מָעוּזּוֹ וַיִּבְטַח בְּרֹב עׇשְׁרוֹ יָעֹז בְּהַוָּתֽוֹ“Here was a fellow who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in his great wealth, relied upon his mischief.”Hineh hagever lo yasim elohim mauzo vayivtach berov oshro yaoz behavato
10וַאֲנִי כְּזַיִת רַעֲנָן בְּבֵית אֱלֹהִים בָּטַחְתִּי בְחֶסֶד־אֱלֹהִים עוֹלָם וָעֶֽדBut I am like a thriving olive tree in God’s house; I trust in the faithfulness of God forever and ever.Vaani kezayit raanan beveyt elohim batachti vechesed-elohim olam vaed
11אוֹדְךָ לְעוֹלָם כִּי עָשִׂיתָ וַאֲקַוֶּה שִׁמְךָ כִי־טוֹב נֶגֶד חֲסִידֶֽיךָI praise You forever, for You have acted; I declare that Your name is good in the presence of Your faithful ones.Odcha leolam ki asita vaakaveh shimcha chi-tov neged chasideycha