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 of¹ God [abideth] continually.

1. 52.1 El

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 1}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.

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⁶ The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, [saying,]

⁷ Behold the man that made not¹ God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his avarice.

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⁸ But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of¹ God: I will confide in the loving-kindness of² God for ever and ever.

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2. 52.8 Elohim

⁹ I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done [it]; and I will wait on thy name, before thy¹ godly ones, for it is good.

1. 52.9 Elohim