1 T o the Overseer. -- An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, `David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God all the day.

Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.

2 M ischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.

3 T hou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

You love evil more than good, Falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.

4 T hou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.

5 A lso -- God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.

But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

6 A nd the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.

The righteous will see and fear, And will laugh at him, saying,

7 ` Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'

“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in his evil desire.”

8 A nd I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

9 I thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done, And I wait Thy name for good before Thy saints!

I will give You thanks forever, because You have done it, And I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.