א׳
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְדָוִֽד׃
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For the leader. A maskil of David,
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For the Leader. Maschil of David;
ב׳
בְּב֤וֹא ׀ דּוֹאֵ֣ג הָאֲדֹמִי֮ וַיַּגֵּ֪ד לְשָׁ֫א֥וּל וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֑וֹ בָּ֥א דָ֝וִ֗ד אֶל־בֵּ֥ית אֲחִימֶֽלֶךְ׃
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when Doeg the Edomite came and informed Saul, telling him, “David came to Ahimelech’s house.”
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when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him: 'David is come to the house of Ahimelech.'
ג׳
מַה־תִּתְהַלֵּ֣ל בְּ֭רָעָה הַגִּבּ֑וֹר חֶ֥סֶד אֵ֝֗ל כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
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Why do you boast of your evil, brave fellow?
God’s faithfulness never ceases.
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Why boastest thou thyself of evil, O mighty man? The mercy of God endureth continually.
מַה תִּתְהַלֵּל. וְתִתְפָּאֵר בָּרָעָה שֶׁאַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה, אַתָּה הַגִּבּוֹר בַּתּוֹרָה (סנהדרין קו:):
Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast and brag of the evil that you do, you who are mighty in Torah?
חֶסֶד אֵל כָּל הַיּוֹם. לְהַצִּיל אֶת הַנִּרְדָּף עַל יָדְךָ. דָּבָר אַחֵר: חֶסֶד אֵל כָּל הַיּוֹם, אִלּוּ לֹא נָתַן לִי אֲחִימֶלֶךְ לֶחֶם, מְדֻמֶּה אַתָּה שֶׁאָמוּת בָּרָעָב? יֵשׁ חֶסֶד בַּהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּל הַיּוֹם, וְאִם לֹא נָתַן לִי, יִתְּנוּ לִי אֲחֵרִים:
God’s kindness is constant to rescue the one whom you pursue. Another explanation: God’s kindness is constant. Had Ahimelech not given me bread, do you think that I would have died of hunger? God always shows kindness toward Israel, and if he had not given me [to eat], others would have given me.
ד׳
הַ֭וּוֹת תַּחְשֹׁ֣ב לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָ כְּתַ֥עַר מְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁ עֹשֵׂ֥ה רְמִיָּֽה׃
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Your tongue devises mischief,
like a sharpened razor that works treacherously.
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Thy tongue deviseth destruction; Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
מְלֻטָּשׁ. מְחֻדָּד:
sharpened Heb. מְלֻטֳשּׁ.
עוֹשֵׂה רְמִיָּה. חוֹתֵךְ הַבָּשָׂר עִם הַשֵּׂעָר:
working deceit Cutting the flesh with the hair.
ה׳
אָהַ֣בְתָּ רָּ֣ע מִטּ֑וֹב שֶׁ֓קֶר ׀ מִדַּבֵּ֖ר צֶ֣דֶק סֶֽלָה׃
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You prefer evil to good,
the lie, to speaking truthfully. Selah.
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Thou lovest evil more than good; Falsehood rather than speaking righteousness. Selah
ו׳
אָהַ֥בְתָּ כָֽל־דִּבְרֵי־בָ֗לַע לְשׁ֣וֹן מִרְמָֽה׃
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You love all pernicious words,
treacherous speech.
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Thou lovest all devouring words, The deceitful tongue.
ז׳
גַּם־אֵל֮ יִתָּצְךָ֪ לָ֫נֶ֥צַח יַחְתְּךָ֣ וְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ מֵאֹ֑הֶל וְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ מֵאֶ֖רֶץ חַיִּ֣ים סֶֽלָה׃
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So God will tear you down for good,
will break you and pluck you from your tent,
and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.
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God will likewise break thee for ever, He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah
יִתָּצְךָ. לְשׁוֹן נְתִיצָה:
shall tear you down Heb. יתצך, an expression of demolition (נתיצה).
יַחְתְּךָ. לְשׁוֹן שְׁבִירָה:
He will break you Heb. יחתך, an expression of breaking.
וְיִסָּחֲךָ. וְיַעַקְרְךָ:
and pluck you Heb. ויסחך, and shall tear you out.
וְשָׁרֶשְׁךָ. יְשָׁרֵשׁ אַחֲרֶיךָ לַעֲקוֹר כָּל הַשָּׁרָשִׁים, דִּירָארִיצִינֶ״ר בְּלַעַ״ז:
and uproot you He shall uproot after you, to tear out all the roots; esraciner or esraziner in Old French, to uproot, deraciner in modern French.
ח׳
וְיִרְא֖וּ צַדִּיקִ֥ים וְיִירָ֗אוּ וְעָלָ֥יו יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃
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The righteous, seeing it, will be awestruck;
they will jibe at him, saying,
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The righteous also shall see, and fear, And shall laugh at him:
וְעָלָיו יִשְׂחָקוּ. וְזֶה הַשְּׂחוֹק שֶׁיֹּאמְרוּ עָלָיו: הִנֵּה זֶה הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר לֹא שָׂם מִבְטַחוֹ בַּהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, רְאוּ מֶה עָלְתָה בּוֹ!
and laugh at him And this is the ridicule they will say about him: “Behold! This is the man who does not place his trust in the Holy One, blessed be He. See what happened to him.”
ט׳
הִנֵּ֤ה הַגֶּ֗בֶר לֹ֤א יָשִׂ֥ים אֱלֹהִ֗ים מָֽע֫וּזּ֥וֹ וַ֭יִּבְטַח בְּרֹ֣ב עָשְׁר֑וֹ יָ֝עֹ֗ז בְּהַוָּתֽוֹ׃
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“Here was a fellow who did not make God his refuge,
but trusted in his great wealth,
relied upon his mischief.”
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'Lo, this is the man that made not God his stronghold; But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.'
יָעֹז בְּהַוָּתוֹ. מִתְגַּבֵּר הָיָה בְּרִשְׁעוֹ:
he strengthened himself in his wickedness Heb. יעז בהותו.
י׳
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ כְּזַ֣יִת רַ֭עֲנָן בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים בָּטַ֥חְתִּי בְחֶֽסֶד־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃
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But I am like a thriving olive tree in God’s house;
I trust in the faithfulness of God forever and ever.
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But as for me, I am like a leafy olive-tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
וַאֲנִי. הַנִּרְדָּף עַתָּה בְּיָדְךָ אֶהְיֶה כְּזַיִת רַעֲנָן בְּבֵית אֱלֹהִים, בְּבָנִים וּבִבְנֵי בָנִים בְּבֵית הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא (ברכות נז.):
But I who am now being pursued by you, will be like an olive tree, fresh with children and grandchildren, in the house of the Holy One, blessed be He.
י"א
אוֹדְךָ֣ לְ֭עוֹלָם כִּ֣י עָשִׂ֑יתָ וַאֲקַוֶּ֖ה שִׁמְךָ֥ כִֽי־ט֝֗וֹב נֶ֣גֶד חֲסִידֶֽיךָ׃
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I praise You forever, for You have acted;
I declare that Your name is good
in the presence of Your faithful ones.
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I will give Thee thanks for ever, because Thou hast done it; And I will wait for Thy name, for it is good, in the presence of Thy saints.
כִּי עָשִׂיתָ. כְּשֶׁתַּעֲשֶׂה לִי זֹאת, וּכְלַפֵּי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אָמַר מִקְרָא זֶה:
when You have done [this] When You do this for me. This verse is addressed to the Holy One, blessed be He.