For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.

1 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?

The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.

2 Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness,

Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

3 Thou lovest evil more than good,

And lying rather than to speak righteousness. [Selah

4 Thou lovest all devouring words,

O thou deceitful tongue.

5 God will likewise destroy thee for ever;

He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent,

And root thee out of the land of the living. [Selah

6 The righteous also shall see it, and fear,

And shall laugh at him, saying,

7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength,

But trusted in the abundance of his riches,

And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

8 But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God:

I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.

9 I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it;

And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.

大卫的训诲诗，交给诗班长，是在以东人多益来告诉扫罗："大卫到了亚希米勒家"以后作的。*本篇细字标题在《马索拉文本》为52:1~21 勇士啊！你为甚么以作恶自夸呢？

神的慈爱是常存的。

2 你图谋毁灭，

你的舌头锋利像剃刀，

常弄诡诈。

3 你喜爱作恶过于行善，

喜爱撒谎过于说实话。*细拉

4 你喜爱你诡诈的舌头，

所说一切毁灭人的话。

5 　神必把你永远拆毁；

他必把你挪去，把你从帐棚中揪出来，

把你从活人之地连根拔起。*细拉

6 义人必看见而惧怕；

他们必讥笑他，说：

7 "看哪！这就是那不以　神为自己保障的人，

他只倚靠自己丰盛的财富，

以毁灭别人来加强自己的力量。"

8 至于我，我就像神殿中茂盛的橄榄树一样；

我倚靠　神的慈爱，直到永永远远。

9 我要永远称谢你，因为你行了这事；

我必在你圣民的面前，宣扬*"宣扬"原文作"仰望"你的名，

因你的名是美好的。