1What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God is all the day.2Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.3Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.4Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.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.6And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.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.'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,9I thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done it, And I wait on Thy name for it is good before Thy saints!

To the Overseer. -- `On a disease.' -- An instruction, by David.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.2God from the heavens looked on the sons of men, To see if there be an understanding one, One seeking God.3Every one went back, together they became filthy, There is none doing good -- not even one.4Have not workers of iniquity known, Those eating my people have eaten bread, God they have not called.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.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!

To 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?'1O God, by Thy name save me, and by Thy might judge me.2O God, hear my prayer, Give ear to the sayings of my mouth,3For strangers have risen up against me And terrible ones have sought my soul, They have not set God before them. Selah.4Lo, God is a helper to me, The Lord is with those supporting my soul,5Turn back doth the evil thing to mine enemies, In Thy truth cut them off.6With a free will-offering I sacrifice to Thee, I thank Thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good,7For, from all adversity He delivered me, And on mine enemies hath mine eye looked!