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Psalms 52

To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.

1Why boastestתִּתְהַלֵּ֣לtit.ha.LelH1984thou thyself in mischiefבְּ֭רָעָהBe.ra.'ahH7451,O mightyהַגִּבּ֑וֹרha.gi.BorH1368man? the goodnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410endurethcontinuallyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

2Thy tongueלְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָle.sho.Ne.khaH3956devisethתַּחְשֹׁ֣בtach.ShoH2803mischiefsהַ֭וּוֹתHa.VotH1942;like a sharpמְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁme.lu.TashH3913razorכְּתַ֥עַרke.Ta.'arH8593,workingעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213deceitfullyרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.

3Thou lovestאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157evilH7451more than goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896; andlyingשֶׁ֓קֶר׀She.kerH8267rather than to speakמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

4Thou lovestאָהַ֥בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157all devouringבָ֗לַעVa.la'H1105wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697, O thoudeceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820tongueH3956.

5Godאֵל֮'elH410shall likewise destroyיִתָּצְךָ֪yi.ta.tze.KhaH5422thee for everלָ֫נֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331,he shall take thee awayיַחְתְּךָ֣yach.te.KhaH2846,and pluck thee outוְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ve.yi.sa.cha.KhaH5255of thydwelling placeמֵאֹ֑הֶלme.'O.helH168,and root thee outוְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ve.she.resh.KhaH8327of the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416.SelahH5542.

6The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662also shall seeוְיִרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH7200,and fearוְיִירָ֗אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372,and shall laughיִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃yis.Cha.kuH7832at him:

7Lo, this isthe manהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397thatmadeיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760not Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430his strengthמָֽע֫וּזּ֥וֹma.'U.ZoH4581;but trustedוַ֭יִּבְטַחVai.yiv.tachH982in the abundanceבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of his richesעָשְׁר֑וֹa.she.RoH6239, andstrengthenedיָ֝עֹ֗זya.'OzH5810himself in his wickednessבְּהַוָּתֽוֹ׃be.ha.va.ToH1942.

8But I amlike a greenרַ֭עֲנָןRa.'a.nonH7488olive treeכְּזַ֣יִתke.Za.yitH2132in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430:I trustבָּטַ֥חְתִּיba.Tach.tiH982in the mercyבְחֶֽסֶד־ve.che.sed-H2617of Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430for everעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

9I will praiseאוֹדְךָ֣'od.KhaH3034thee for everלְ֭עוֹלָםLe.'o.lomH5769,because thou hast doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213it:and I will waitוַאֲקַוֶּ֖הva.'a.ka.VehH6960on thy nameשִׁמְךָ֥shim.KhaH8034; for it isgoodH2896before thy saintsחֲסִידֶֽיךָ׃cha.si.Dei.khaH2623.

Commentaries on Psalms 52

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