Psalms

To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said to him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.

Εἰς τὸ τέλος· συνέσεως τῷ Δαυίδ, ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν Δωὴκ τὸν Ἰδουμαῖον καὶ ἀναγγεῖλαι τῷ Σαοὺλ καὶ εἰπεῖν αὐτῷ ἦλθεν Δαυὶδ εἰς τὸν οἶκον Ἀβιμέλεχ.	Εἰς τὸ τέλος· συνέσεως τῷ Δαυΐδ· ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν Δωὴκ τὸν Ἰδουμαῖον καὶ ἀναγγεῖλαι τῷ Σαοὺλ καὶ εἰπεῖν αὐτῷ· ἦλθε Δαυῒδ εἰς τὸν οἶκον Ἀβιμέλεχ.
Unto the end. Of understanding. Ascribed to David when Dōēk the Idoumian came and told Saoul, and said to him, David is gone to the house of Abimelech.	Unto the end. Of understanding. Ascribed to David when Dōēk the Idoumian came and told Saoul, and said to him, David is gone to the house of Abimelech.

1 Why boast yourself in mischief, Oh mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.

1 Τί ἐγκαυχᾷ ἐν κακίᾳ, ὁ δυνατός, ἀνομίαν ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν;	1 Τί Ἐγκαυχᾷ ἐν κακίᾳ, ὁ δυνατός, ἀνομίαν ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν;
1 Oh mighty man, why in wickedness do you boast about lawlessness the whole day?	1 Oh mighty man, why in wickedness do you boast about lawlessness the whole day?

2 Your tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working craftily.

2 ἀδικίαν ἐλογίσατο ἡ γλῶσσά σου· ὡσεὶ ξυρὸν ἠκονημένον ἐποίησας δόλον.	2 ἀδικίαν ἐλογίσατο ἡ γλῶσσά σου· ὡσεὶ ξυρὸν ἠκονημένον ἐποίησας δόλον.
2 Your tongue calculated injustice. Like a sharpened razor you made deceit.	2 Your tongue calculated injustice. Like a sharpened razor you made deceit.

3 You love evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

3 ἠγάπησας κακίαν ὑπὲρ ἀγαθωσύνην, ἀδικίαν ὑπὲρ τὸ λαλῆσαι δικαιοσύνην. διάψαλμα.	3 ἠγάπησας κακίαν ὑπὲρ ἀγαθωσύνην, ἀδικίαν ὑπὲρ τὸ λαλῆσαι δικαιοσύνην. (διάψαλμα).
3 You loved evil more than goodness, injustice more than speaking righteousness. Musical pause.	3 You loved evil more than goodness, injustice more than speaking righteousness. Musical pause.

4 You love all devouring words, Oh you deceitful tongue.

4 ἠγάπησας πάντα τὰ ῥήματα καταποντισμοῦ, γλῶσσαν δολίαν.	4 ἠγάπησας πάντα τὰ ῥήματα καταποντισμοῦ, γλῶσσαν δολίαν.
4 You have loved all words of drowning, and a deceitful tongue.	4 You have loved all words of drowning, and a deceitful tongue.

5 God shall likewise destroy you for ever, he shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.

5 διὰ τοῦτο ὁ θεὸς καθελεῖ σὲ εἰς τέλος· ἐκτίλαι σὲ καὶ μεταναστεύσαι σὲ ἀπὸ σκηνώματος καὶ τὸ ῥίζωμά σου ἐκ γῆς ζώντων. διάψαλμα.	5 διὰ τοῦτο ὁ Θεὸς καθέλοι σε εἰς τέλος· ἐκτίλαι σε καὶ μεταναστεύσαι σε ἀπὸ σκηνώματός σου καὶ τὸ ῥίζωμά σου ἐκ γῆς ζώντων. (διάψαλμα).
5 Therefore God will pull you down completely; may he pluck you and make you flee from a tent, and your root from the land of the living. Musical pause.	5 Therefore God will pull you down completely; may he pluck you and make you flee from a tent, and your root from the land of the living. Musical pause.

6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him;

6 καὶ ὄψονται δίκαιοι καὶ φοβηθήσονται καὶ ἐπ’ αὐτὸν γελάσονται καὶ ἐροῦσιν.	6 ὄψονται δίκαιοι καὶ φοβηθήσονται καὶ ἐπ’ αὐτὸν γελάσονται καὶ ἐροῦσιν·
6 And righteous ones will see and fear and will laugh at him and say,	6 And righteous ones will see and fear and will laugh at him and say,

7 Lo, this is the man who didn’t make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

7 ἰδοὺ ἄνθρωπος, ὃς οὐκ ἔθετο τὸν θεὸν βοηθὸν αὐτοῦ, ἀλλ’ ἐπήλπισεν ἐπὶ τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ πλούτου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐδυναμώθη ἐπὶ τῇ ματαιότητι αὐτοῦ.	7 ἰδοὺ ἄνθρωπος, ὃς οὐκ ἔθετο τὸν Θεὸν βοηθὸν αὐτοῦ, ἀλλ’ ἐπήλπισεν ἐπὶ τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ πλούτου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐνεδυναμώθη ἐπὶ τῇ ματαιότητι αὐτοῦ.
7 Look, a man who didn’t make God his helper but was encouraged by the abundance of his riches and was strengthened by his vanity.	7 Look, a man who didn’t make God his helper but was encouraged by the abundance of his riches and was strengthened by his vanity.

8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.

8 ἐγὼ δὲ ὡσεὶ ἐλαία κατάκαρπος ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ θεοῦ· ἤλπισα ἐπὶ τὸ ἔλεος τοῦ θεοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος.	8 ἐγὼ δὲ ὡσεὶ ἐλαία κατάκαρπος ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ· ἤλπισα ἐπὶ τὸ ἔλεος τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος.
8 But I am like a fruitful olive tree in the house of God. I had confidence in the mercy of God forever, even forever and ever.	8 But I am like a fruitful olive tree in the house of God. I had confidence in the mercy of God forever, even forever and ever.

9 I will praise you for ever, because you have done it; and I will wait on your name; for it is good before your saints.

9 ἐξομολογήσομαί σοί εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ὅτι ἐποίησας, καὶ ὑπομενῶ τὸ ὄνομά σου, ὅτι χρηστὸν ἐναντίον τῶν ὁσίων σου.	9 ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ὅτι ἐποίησας, καὶ ὑπομενῶ τὸ ὄνομά σου, ὅτι χρηστὸν ἐναντίον τῶν ὁσίων σου.
9 I will acknowledge you forever, because of what you did, and I will wait for your name, because it is good before your devout ones.	9 I will acknowledge you forever, because of what you did, and I will wait for your name, because it is good before your devout ones.