Revised Literal Translation

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.Maschil: or, of instruction.

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.

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.Maschil: or, of instruction.

Commentaries on Psalms 52