Chapter 52
David
laments his suffering at the hands of Doeg, and speaks of Doeg's boasts about
the evil he committed. David asks, "What does he think? Does he consider
the doing of evil a mark of strength?" David also curses Doeg and those
like him.
1. For the Conductor, a
maskil by David, 2. when Doeg the Edomite came and informed Saul, saying to
him, "David has come to the house of Achimelech.” 3. Why do you boast with
evil, O mighty one? G-d's kindness is all day long. 4. Your tongue devises
treachery; like a sharpened razor it works deceit. 5. You love evil more than
good, falsehood more than speaking righteousness, Selah. 6. You love all
devouring words, a deceitful tongue. 7. G-d will likewise shatter you forever;
He will excise and pluck you from the tent, and uproot you from the land of the
living forever. 8. The righteous will see it and be awed, and they will laugh
at him: 9. "Here is the man who did not make G-d his stronghold, but
trusted in his great wealth, and drew strength from his treachery.” 10. But I
am like a fresh olive tree in the house of G-d; I trust in G-d's kindness forever
and ever. 11. I will thank you forever for what You have done; I will hope in
Your Name, for You are good to Your pious ones.
Chapter 53
This
psalm speaks of when Titus pierced the curtain of the Holy of Holies with his
sword, and thought he had killed "himself" (a euphemism for G-d).
1. For the Conductor, on
the machalat,1 a mas-kil2 by David. 2. The fool says in his heart, "There
is no G-d!" They have acted corruptly and committed abominable deeds; not
one does good. 3. G-d looked down from heaven upon mankind, to see if there was
any man of intelligence who searches for G-d. 4. But they all regressed
together; they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.
5. Indeed, the evildoers who devour My people as they devour bread, who do not
call upon G-d, will come to realize. 6. There they will be seized with fright,
a fright such as never was; for G-d scatters the bones of those encamped
against you. You shamed them, for G-d rejected them. 7. O that out of Zion
would come Israel's deliverance! When G-d returns the captivity of His people,
Jacob will exult, Israel will rejoice.
Chapter 54
A
prayer to G-d asking that in His might He save all who hope for His kindness.
Read, and you will discover an awe-inspiring and wondrous prayer that should be
said by all in the appropriate time.
1. For the Conductor,
with instrumental music, a maskil by David, 2. when the Ziphites came and said
to Saul, "Behold, David is hiding among us!” 3. O G-d, deliver me by Your
Name, and vindicate me by Your might. 4. G-d, hear my prayer, listen to the
words of my mouth. 5. For strangers have risen against me, and ruthless men
have sought my soul; they are not mindful of G-d, Selah. 6. Behold, G-d is my
helper; my Lord is with those who support my soul. 7. He will repay the evil of
my watchful enemies; destroy them by Your truth. 8. With a free-will offering I
will sacrifice to You; I will offer thanks to Your Name, O Lord, for it is
good. 9. For He has saved me from every trouble, and my eye has seen [the
downfall of] my enemy.
TIKKUN HAKLALI
Chapter 59
9. But You, Lord, You laugh at them; You mock all nations. 10. [Because
of] his might, I wait for You, for G-d is my stronghold. 11. The G-d of my kindness
will anticipate my [need]; G-d will show me [the downfall] of my watchful foes.
PSALM 89
19. For our protectors turn to the Lord, and our king to the Holy One of
Israel.
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