52:1What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God is all the day.

52:2Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

52:3Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

52:4Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

52:5Also -- 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.

52:6And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.

52:7`Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'

52:8And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,

52:9I thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done it, And I wait on Thy name for it is good before Thy saints!

53:0To the Overseer. -- `On a disease.' -- An instruction, by David.

53:1A fool said in his heart, `There is no God.' They have done corruptly, Yea, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.

53:2God from the heavens looked on the sons of men, To see if there be an understanding one, One seeking God.

53:3Every one went back, together they became filthy, There is none doing good -- not even one.

53:4Have not workers of iniquity known, Those eating my people have eaten bread, God they have not called.

53:5There they feared a fear -- there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.

53:6Who doth give from Zion the salvation of Israel? When God turneth back to a captivity of His people, Jacob doth rejoice -- Israel is glad!

54:0To the Overseer with stringed instruments. -- An instruction, by David, in the coming in of the Ziphim, and they say to Saul, `Is not David hiding himself with us?'

54:1O God, by Thy name save me, and by Thy might judge me.

54:2O God, hear my prayer, Give ear to the sayings of my mouth,

54:3For strangers have risen up against me And terrible ones have sought my soul, They have not set God before them. Selah.

54:4Lo, God is a helper to me, The Lord is with those supporting my soul,

54:5Turn back doth the evil thing to mine enemies, In Thy truth cut them off.

54:6With a free will-offering I sacrifice to Thee, I thank Thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good,

54:7For, from all adversity He delivered me, And on mine enemies hath mine eye looked!