New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 52

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

For the choir director. A Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David, 1 Sam 22:9when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

1Whyמַה־mah-H4100do youboastתִּתְהַלֵּ֣לtit.ha.LelH1984in evilH7463,O mightyהַגִּבּ֑וֹרha.gi.BorH1368manH1368? Thelovingkindnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410enduresallכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117long.

2Your tongueלְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָle.sho.Ne.khaH3956devisesתַּחְשֹׁ֣בtach.ShoH2803destructionהַ֭וּוֹתHa.VotH1942, Like asharpמְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁme.lu.TashH3913razorכְּתַ֥עַרke.Ta.'arH8593,O workerעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213of deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.

3Youloveאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157evilH7451moreH4480thanH4480goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896,Falsehoodשֶׁ֓קֶר׀She.kerH8267moreH4480thanH4480speakingמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696whatH6664is rightH6664.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

4You loveאָהַ֥בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157allכָֽל־khol-H3605wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697that devourבָ֗לַעVa.la'H1105, Odeceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820tongueH3956.

5But Godאֵל֮'elH410will breakH5422you downיִתָּצְךָ֪yi.ta.tze.KhaH5422foreverלָ֫נֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331;He will snatchיַחְתְּךָ֣yach.te.KhaH2846you up andtearH5255you awayוְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ve.yi.sa.cha.KhaH5255from yourtentמֵאֹ֑הֶלme.'O.helH168, Anduprootוְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ve.she.resh.KhaH8327you from thelandמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416.SelahH5542.

6The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662willseeוְיִרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH7200and fearוְיִירָ֗אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372, And willlaughיִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃yis.Cha.kuH7832at him, saying,

7“Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the manהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397who would not makeיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430his refugeמָֽע֫וּזּ֥וֹma.'U.ZoH4581, Buttrustedוַ֭יִּבְטַחVai.yiv.tachH982in the abundanceבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of his richesעָשְׁר֑וֹa.she.RoH6239Andwas strongיָ֝עֹ֗זya.'OzH5810in his evildesireבְּהַוָּתֽוֹ׃be.ha.va.ToH1942.”

8But as for me, I am like agreenרַ֭עֲנָןRa.'a.nonH7488oliveכְּזַ֣יִתke.Za.yitH2132treeH2132in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430; Itrustבָּטַ֥חְתִּיba.Tach.tiH982in the lovingkindnessבְחֶֽסֶד־ve.che.sed-H2617of Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430foreverעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

9I willgiveאוֹדְךָ֣'od.KhaH3034You thanksH3034foreverלְ֭עוֹלָםLe.'o.lomH5769,becauseH3588You have doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213it,And I will waitוַאֲקַוֶּ֖הva.'a.ka.VehH6960on Your nameשִׁמְךָ֥shim.KhaH8034, for it isgoodH2896,in the presenceנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048of Your godlyH2623onesH2623.

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

For the choir director. A Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David, 1 Sam 22:9when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

Commentaries on Psalms 52