Psalms

For the leader. A maskil of David,

when Doeg the Edomite came and informed Saul, telling him, “David came to Ahimelech’s house.”aCf. 1 Sam. 22.9ff.

Why do you boast of your evil, brave fellow?God’s faithfulness never ceases.bnever ceases Lit. “is all the day.”

Your tongue devises mischief,like a sharpened razor that works treacherously.

You prefer evil to good,the lie, to speaking truthfully.    Selah.

You love all pernicious words,treacherous speech.

So God will tear you down for good,will break you and pluck you from your tent,and root you out of the land of the living.    Selah.

The righteous, seeing it, will be awestruck;they will jibe at you,cyou Heb. “him.” saying,

“Here was a fellow who did not make God his refuge,but trusted in his great wealth,relied upon his mischief.”

But I am like a thriving olive tree in God’s house;I trust in the faithfulness of God forever and ever.

I praise You forever, for You have acted;I declare that Your name is gooddI declare that Your name is good Meaning of Heb. uncertain; in contrast to others “I will wait for Your name for it is good.” in the presence of Your faithful ones.