For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַA maskilמַשְׂכִּילof David,לְדָוִדwhenבְּDoegדּוֹאֵגthe Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִיcameבוֹאand toldוַיַּגֵּדSaulלְשָׁאוּלand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Davidדָוִדhas comeבָּאto the houseאֶל בֵּיתof Ahimelech.”אֲחִימֶלֶךְWhyמַהdo you boastתִּתְהַלֵּלof evil,בְּרָעָהmighty man?הַגִּבּוֹרThe loyal loveחֶסֶדof El isאֵלallכָּלthe day.הַיּוֹם
Calamitiesהַוּוֹתyour tongueלְשׁוֹנֶךָdevises,תַּחְשֹׁבlike a razorכְּתַעַרsharpened,מְלֻטָּשׁworkingעֹשֵׂהdeceit.רְמִיָּה
You loveאָהַבְתָּevilרָּעmore than good,מִטּוֹבliesשֶׁקֶרmore than speakingמִדַּבֵּרrighteousness.צֶדֶקSelah.סֶלָה
You loveאָהַבְתָּallכָלwordsדִּבְרֵיthat devour,בָלַעyou tongueלְשׁוֹןof deceit!מִרְמָה
Elאֵלalsoגַּםwill tear you downיִתָּצְךָforever;לָנֶצַחhe will seize youיַחְתְּךָand tear you awayוְיִסָּחֲךָfrom your tent,מֵאֹהֶלand uproot youוְשֵׁרֶשְׁךָfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof the living.חַיִּיםSelah.סֶלָה
Andוְthe righteousצַדִּיקִיםwill seeיִרְאוּand fear,וְיִירָאוּand at himוְעָלָיוthey will laugh:יִשְׂחָקוּ
“Lookהִנֵּהat the manהַגֶּבֶרwho would notלֹאmakeיָשִׂיםElohimאֱלֹהִיםhis stronghold,מָעוּזּוֹand trustedוַיִּבְטַחin the abundanceבְּרֹבof his riches;עָשְׁרוֹhe grew strongיָעֹזin his calamity.”בְּהַוָּתוֹ
But Iוַאֲנִיam like an olive treeכְּזַיִתflourishingרַעֲנָןin the houseבְּבֵיתof Elohim;אֱלֹהִיםI trustבָּטַחְתִּיin the loyal loveבְחֶסֶדof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםforever and ever.עוֹלָם וָעֶד
I will give you thanksאוֹדְךָforever,לְעוֹלָםforכִּיyou have acted,עָשִׂיתָand I will wait forוַאֲקַוֶּהyour name,שִׁמְךָforכִיit is good,טוֹבbeforeנֶגֶדyour faithful ones.חֲסִידֶיךָ