1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד׃

2 בְּבֹוא ׀ דֹּואֵג הָאֲדֹמִי וַיַּגֵּד לְשָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו בָּא דָוִד אֶל־בֵּית אֲחִימֶלֶךְ׃

3 מַה־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּרָעָה הַגִּבֹּור חֶסֶד אֵל כָּל־הַיֹּום׃

4 הַוֹּות תַּחְשֹׁב לְשֹׁונֶךָ כְּתַעַר מְלֻטָּשׁ עֹשֵׂה רְמִיָּה׃

5 אָהַבְתָּ רָּע מִטֹּוב שֶׁקֶר ׀ מִדַּבֵּר צֶדֶק סֶלָה׃

6 אָהַבְתָּ כָל־דִּבְרֵי־בָלַע לְשֹׁון מִרְמָה׃

7 גַּם־אֵל יִתָּצְךָ לָנֶצַח יַחְתְּךָ וְיִסָּחֲךָ מֵאֹהֶל וְשֵׁרֶשְׁךָ מֵאֶרֶץ חַיִּים סֶלָה׃

8 וְיִרְאוּ צַדִּיקִים וְיִירָאוּ וְעָלָיו יִשְׂחָקוּ׃

9 הִנֵּה הַגֶּבֶר לֹא יָשִׂים אֱלֹהִים מָעוּזֹּו וַיִּבְטַח בְּרֹב עָשְׁרֹו יָעֹז בְּהַוָּתֹו׃

10 וַאֲנִי ׀ כְּזַיִת רַעֲנָן בְּבֵית אֱלֹהִים בָּטַחְתִּי בְחֶסֶד־אֱלֹהִים עֹולָם וָעֶד׃

11 אֹודְךָ לְעֹולָם כִּי עָשִׂיתָ וַאֲקַוֶּה שִׁמְךָ כִי־טֹוב נֶגֶד חֲסִידֶיךָ׃

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.