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1. For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, "David has come to Abimelech's house." Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God's loving kindness endures continually.
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1. 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 H413 the house H1004 of Ahimelech H288 . Why H4100 boastest thou thyself H1984 in mischief H7451 , O mighty man H1368 ? the goodness H2617 of God H410 endureth continually H3605 H3117 .
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2. Your tongue plots destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
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2. Thy tongue H3956 deviseth H2803 mischiefs H1942 ; like a sharp H3913 razor H8593 , working H6213 deceitfully H7423 .
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3. You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.
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3. Thou lovest H157 evil H7451 more than good H4480 H2896 ; and lying H8267 rather than to speak H4480 H1696 righteousness H6664 . Selah H5542 .
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4. You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue.
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4. Thou lovest H157 all H3605 devouring H1105 words H1697 , O thou deceitful H4820 tongue H3956 .
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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.
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5. God H410 shall likewise H1571 destroy H5422 thee forever H5331 , he shall take thee away H2846 , and pluck thee out H5255 of thy dwelling place H4480 H168 , and root H8327 thee out of the land H4480 H776 of the living H2416 . Selah H5542 .
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6. The righteous also will see it, and fear, And laugh at him, saying,
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6. The righteous H6662 also shall see H7200 , and fear H3372 , and shall laugh H7832 at H5921 him:
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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."
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7. Lo H2009 , 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 .
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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.
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8. But I H589 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 forever H5769 and ever H5703 .
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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.
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9. I will praise H3034 thee forever H5769 , because H3588 thou hast done H6213 it : and I will wait on H6960 thy name H8034 ; for H3588 it is good H2896 before H5048 thy saints H2623 .
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