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1 (For the one directing. A maskil of Dovid. 2 When Do'eg HaAdomi [the Edomite] went to Sha'ul and said to him, Dovid has gone to Bais Achimelech)
3 Why boastest thou thyself in ra'ah, O gibbor?
The chesed El is kol hayom.
4 The leshon (tongue) deviseth treachery;
like a sharp ta'ar (razor), working remiyyah (deceit).
5 Thou lovest rah more than tov;
and sheker rather than to speak tzedek.
Selah
6 Thou lovest all devouring words,
O thou leshon mirmah (deceitful tongue).
7 El shall likewise demolish thee for netzach (eternity),
He shall break thee, and pluck thee out of thy ohel,
and uproot thee out of the Eretz Chayyim.
Selah
8 The tzaddikim also shall see, and fear,
and shall laugh at him:
9 Hinei, this is the gever (man) that made not Elohim his ma'oz;
but trusted in the abundance of his osher (riches),
and strengthened himself in his treachery.
10 But I am like a green zayit (olive tree)
in the Beis Elohim;
I trust in the chesed Elohim olam va'ed.
11 I will give Thee thanks l'olam, because Thou hast done it;
and I will wait on Shimecha;
for it is tov before Thy chasidim.