1 To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David.\2 \52:1\When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech. 3 \52:1\Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?4 \52:2\Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.5 \52:3\You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)6 \52:4\Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.7 \52:5\But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.)8 \52:6\The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:9 \52:7\See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.10 \52:8\But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.11 \52:9\I will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good.

1 [To the chief Musician: an instruction. Of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David came to the house of Ahimelech.] Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of *God {abideth} continually.2 Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.3 Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.4 Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!5 *God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of {thy} tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, {saying,}7 Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, {and} strengthened himself in his avarice.8 But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I will confide in the loving-kindness of God for ever and ever.9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done {it}; and I will wait on thy name, before thy godly ones, for it is good.