For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, "David has come to Ahimelech’s house."

1 Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man?

God’s loving kindness endures continually.

2 Your tongue plots destruction,

like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

3 You love evil more than good,

lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.

4 You love all devouring words,

you deceitful tongue.

5 God will likewise destroy you forever.

He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent,

and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.

6 The righteous also will see it, and fear,

and laugh at him, saying,

7 "Behold, this is the man who didn’t make 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 God’s house.

I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.

9 I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it.

I will hope in your name, for it is good,

in the presence of your 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。