To the chief Musician, A Maskil of David,

For the conductor, a maskil of David.

when Do᾽eg the Edomite came and told Sha᾽ul, and said to him, David is come to the house of Aĥimelekh.

When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul and said to him: David has come to the house of Achimelech [viz. I Samuel 21, 22].

Why boastest thou thyself of evil, O mighty man? the love of God endures for all time.

Why would you praise yourself with evil [(the evil that you plot against me by giving me away to Saul)], O strong one [(Doeg, "strong" in Torah)]? [Do you not know that] the lovingkindness of the L rd [(to rescue me from you)] [endures] all the day?

Thy tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Your tongue plotted destruction, as a sharpened razor, working deceit.

Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than speaking righteousness. (Sela.)

You loved evil more than good; falsehood more than speaking righteousness [(which endures)] forever.

Thou lovest all devouring words, a deceitful tongue.

You loved all words of "swallowing" [i.e., slander], the language of deceit.

God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. (Sela.)

The L rd, likewise, will raze you for all time. He shall break you and remove you from your tent, and uproot you from the land of the living forever.

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

And the righteous shall behold it and fear [(the L rd even more)], and him [Doeg] shall they mock, [saying]:

lo, this is the man who made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

Behold [what has become of] the man who did not make G d his strength, who trusted in his great wealth, who took strength in his wickedness.

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the love of God for ever and ever.

And I [(who am now being pursued by you)] shall be like a fresh olive tree [with children and grandchildren] in the house of G d; for I trusted in the lovingkindness of G d forever.

I will give Thee thanks for ever, because Thou hast done it: and I will wait on Thy name, for it is good, before Thy saints.

I shall thank You forever when You have done [this]. And I shall hope in Your name, for You are good in the presence of Your saints.