Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 52

(1 Samuel 22:6–23)

For the choirmaster. A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.”

1Whyמַה־mah-H4100do you boastתִּתְהַלֵּ֣לtit.ha.LelH1984of evilבְּ֭רָעָהBe.ra.'ahH7451,O mighty manהַגִּבּ֑וֹרha.gi.BorH1368?The loving devotionחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410enduresallכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

2Your tongueלְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָle.sho.Ne.khaH3956devisesתַּחְשֹׁ֣בtach.ShoH2803destructionהַ֭וּוֹתHa.VotH1942like a sharpenedמְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁme.lu.TashH3913razorכְּתַ֥עַרke.Ta.'arH8593,O workerעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213of deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.

3You loveאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157evilH7451more than goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896,falsehoodשֶׁ֓קֶר׀She.kerH8267more than speakingמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696truthצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

4You loveאָהַ֥בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157everyכָֽל־khol-H3605wordדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697that devoursבָ֗לַעVa.la'H1105,O deceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820tongueH3956.

5Surelyגַּם־gam-H1571Godאֵל֮'elH410will bring you downיִתָּצְךָ֪yi.ta.tze.KhaH5422to everlasting ruinלָ֫נֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331;He will snatch you upיַחְתְּךָ֣yach.te.KhaH2846and tear you awayוְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ve.yi.sa.cha.KhaH5255from your tentמֵאֹ֑הֶלme.'O.helH168;He will uproot youוְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ve.she.resh.KhaH8327from the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416.SelahH5542

6The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662will seeוְיִרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH7200and fearוְיִירָ֗אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372;they will mock the evildoer, sayingוְעָלָ֥יו יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃ve.'a.Lav yis.Cha.kuH5921 H7832,

7“Look atהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009the manהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397who did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808makeיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430his refugeמָֽע֫וּזּ֥וֹma.'U.ZoH4581,but trustedוַ֭יִּבְטַחVai.yiv.tachH982in the abundanceבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of his wealthעָשְׁר֑וֹa.she.RoH6239andstrengthened himselfיָ֝עֹ֗זya.'OzH5810by destructionבְּהַוָּתֽוֹ׃be.ha.va.ToH1942.”

8But Iוַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.NiH589am like an olive treeכְּזַ֣יִתke.Za.yitH2132flourishingרַ֭עֲנָןRa.'a.nonH7488in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;I trustבָּטַ֥חְתִּיba.Tach.tiH982in the loving devotionבְחֶֽסֶד־ve.che.sed-H2617of Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430foreverעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

9I will praise Youאוֹדְךָ֣'od.KhaH3034foreverלְ֭עוֹלָםLe.'o.lomH5769,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588You have done itעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.I will wait onוַאֲקַוֶּ֖הva.'a.ka.VehH6960Your nameשִׁמְךָ֥shim.KhaH8034—forכִֽי־khi-H3588it is goodH2896—in the presenceנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048of Your saintsחֲסִידֶֽיךָ׃cha.si.Dei.khaH2623.

(1 Samuel 22:6–23)

For the choirmaster. A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.”

Commentaries on Psalms 52