Study it in the app“For the director. A maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, mighty man? The loyal love of El is all the day.”
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
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appearsmaskil
Maskil: a word in the title of thirteen psalms. It comes from "understand" and probably names a skillful or teaching poem. Its exact sense is not known.
Where else “maskil” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsDoeg
Doeg, an Edomite, chief of Saul's herdsmen, who informed on the priest Ahimelech and killed the priests of Nob (1 Samuel 22). The name means "anxious, fearful".
Where else “doeg” appearsEdomite
Edomite: a descendant of Edom, that is, of Esau, Jacob's brother.
Where else “adomi” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vo” appearstell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yaged” appearsSaul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appearsAhimelech
Ahimelech: the name of several men; best known is the priest of Nob who gave David bread and Goliath's sword and was killed by Saul's order (1 Samuel 21-22); also a Hittite companion of David (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my brother is king".
Where else “achimelech” appearsboast
To speak proudly of oneself or what one has, to make oneself important.
Where else “tithalel” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appearswarrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibor” appearsloyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appearsEl, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsThe account is in 1 Samuel 21:1-9 and 22:9-19. “Mighty man” can be understood as said with irony.
1 · This verse (above)
2Calamities your tongue devises, like a razor sharpened, working deceit.
