Chapter 52
1לַמְנַצֵּחַ מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִֽדFor the leader. A maskil of David,
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.”
3מַה־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּרָעָה הַגִּבּוֹר חֶסֶד אֵל כׇּל־הַיּֽוֹםWhy do you boast of your evil, brave fellow? God’s faithfulness never ceases.
4הַוּוֹת תַּחְשֹׁב לְשׁוֹנֶךָ כְּתַעַר מְלֻטָּשׁ עֹשֵׂה רְמִיָּֽהYour tongue devises mischief, like a sharpened razor that works treacherously.
5אָהַבְתָּ רָּע מִטּוֹב שֶׁקֶר מִדַּבֵּר צֶדֶק סֶֽלָהYou prefer evil to good, the lie, to speaking truthfully. Selah.
6אָהַבְתָּ כׇֽל־דִּבְרֵי־בָלַע לְשׁוֹן מִרְמָֽהYou love all pernicious words, treacherous speech.
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.
8וְיִרְאוּ צַדִּיקִים וְיִירָאוּ וְעָלָיו יִשְׂחָֽקוּThe righteous, seeing it, will be awestruck; they will jibe at you, saying,
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.”
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.
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.