Psalm 52
International Standard Version
To the Director: A Davidic instruction[a] about Doeg, the Edomite, when he went to Saul and told him, “David went to the house of Abimelech.”
A Rebuke to the Deceitful
52 Why do you make evil
the foundation of your boasting, mighty one?[b]
God’s gracious love never ceases.[c]
2 Your tongue, like a sharp razor, devises wicked things
and crafts treachery.
3 You love evil rather than good,
falsehood rather than speaking uprightly.
4 You love all words that destroy, you deceitful tongue!
5 But God will tear you down forever;
he will take you away,
even snatching you out of your tent!
He will uproot you from the land of the living.
6 The righteous will fear when they see this,
but then they will laugh at him, saying,
7 “Look, here is a young man who refused to make God his strength;
instead, he trusted in his great wealth
and made his wickedness his strength.
8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;
I trust in the gracious love of God forever and ever.
9 Therefore I will praise you forever
because of what you did;
I will proclaim that your name is good
in the midst of your faithful ones.
Notas al pie
- Psalm 52:1 Lit. maskil
- Psalm 52:1 Or O warrior
- Psalm 52:1 Lit. love is all the day
Psalm 52
Lexham English Bible
God’s Judgment on the Wicked and Love for the Faithful
For the music director. A maskil of David.
When Doeg the Edomite came and informed Saul.
And he said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”[a]
52 Why do you boast about evil, O mighty man?
The loyal love of God endures continually.[b]
2 Your tongue plans destruction,
like a sharp razor, working deceit.
3 You love evil more than good,
a lie more than speaking what is right.[c] Selah
4 You love all devouring words,
O deceitful tongue,
5 but God will pull you down forever.
He will snatch you and tear you away from your tent,
and he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
6 And the righteous will see and fear,
and will laugh at him, saying,
7 “Look, the man who would not make God his refuge,
but he trusted in the greatness of his wealth;
he took refuge in his destructiveness.”
8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing
in the house[d] of God.
I trust the loyal love of God forever and ever.
9 I will give thanks to you forever, because of what you have done,
and I will wait on your name, because it is good,
in the presence of your faithful ones.
Notas al pie
- Psalm 52:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first two verses of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by two
- Psalm 52:1 Literally “all the day”
- Psalm 52:3 Literally “righteousness”
- Psalm 52:8 Or “temple”
1 Samuel 22:6-23
International Standard Version
Doeg the Edomite Reports to Saul
6 When Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been found,[a] he[b] was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree on the hill, with his spear in his hand. All his officials[c] were standing around him. 7 Saul told his officials who were standing around him, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Will Jesse’s son also give fields and vineyards to all of you? Will he make all of you officers over thousands and officers over hundreds? 8 But all of you have conspired against me, and no one tells me[d] about my son’s covenant[e] with Jesse’s son. None of you feels sorry for me and tells me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in wait, as he’s doing[f] this day.”
9 Then Doeg the Edomite, who was in charge of Saul’s servants answered: “I saw Jesse’s son coming to Nob to Ahitub’s son Ahimelech. 10 Ahimelech[g] inquired of the Lord for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
Saul Orders the Execution of the Priests
11 The king sent for Ahitub’s son Ahimelech the priest and for all his father’s family who were priests at Nob. All of them came to the king. 12 Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub!”
And he said, “Here I am, your majesty.”
13 Then Saul[h] asked him, “Why have you conspired against me—you and Jesse’s son—by giving him food and a sword, and by inquiring of God for him, so he can rise up against me to lie in wait, as he’s doing[i] today?”
14 Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your officials[j] is as faithful as David? He is the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard, and he’s honored in your household. 15 Is today the first time I inquired of God for him? Absolutely not! The king shouldn’t accuse his servant, or any of my father’s family of anything, because your servant didn’t know anything at all[k] about this.”
16 The king said, “Ahimelech, you will surely die, you and all your father’s family!” 17 The king told the guards, who were standing beside him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord because they supported David,[l] and because they knew he was fleeing, but didn’t inform me.”[m] But the officials of the king did not want to lift their hands[n] to attack the priests of the Lord.
18 Then the king told Doeg, “You turn and attack the priests.” Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests. That day he killed eighty-five men who carry the linen ephod.[o] 19 He attacked the priestly town of Nob with the sword. Men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys and sheep were put to the sword.
Abiathar Takes the Ephod to David
20 One man, Ahimelech’s son Abiathar, a grandson of Ahitub, escaped and fled to David. 21 Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord. 22 David told Abiathar, “I knew on that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he would certainly tell Saul! I’m responsible for the deaths of your father’s whole family. 23 Stay with me, and don’t be afraid because the one who seeks my life, seeks your life. Indeed, you will be safe with me.”
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- 1 Samuel 22:6 Lit. were known
- 1 Samuel 22:6 Lit. Saul
- 1 Samuel 22:6 Or servants
- 1 Samuel 22:8 Lit. reveals in my ear
- 1 Samuel 22:8 Or agreement
- 1 Samuel 22:8 The Heb. lacks he is doing
- 1 Samuel 22:10 Lit. He
- 1 Samuel 22:13 Lit. he
- 1 Samuel 22:13 The Heb. lacks he is doing
- 1 Samuel 22:14 Or servants
- 1 Samuel 22:15 Lit. anything, great or small
- 1 Samuel 22:17 Lit. their hand was with David
- 1 Samuel 22:17 Lit. reveal in my ear
- 1 Samuel 22:17 Lit. to send their hand
- 1 Samuel 22:18 I.e. the priests
1 Samuel 22:6-23
Lexham English Bible
6 Now Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been located. Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree at Ramah. Now his spear was in his hand and all his servants were stationed around him. 7 Then Saul said to the servants who were standing around him, “Please listen, Benjaminites![a] Will the son of Jesse give you all fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds? 8 For all of you have conspired against me, and no one discloses to me[b] the making[c] of an agreement between my son and the son of Jesse! None of you have had sympathy for me or disclosed to me[d] that my son commissioned my servant against me to ambush me[e] as has been done this day!”
9 But Doeg the Edomite, who was stationed among the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse going to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. 10 And he inquired of Yahweh for him and gave him provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” 11 So the king sent to summon Ahimelech the son of Ahitub the priest, and all his father’s household, the priests who were at Nob. So all of them came to the king. 12 Saul said, “Listen please, son of Ahitub.” He said, “Here I am, my lord.” 13 Then Saul said to him, “Why did you conspire against me, you and the son of Jesse, when you gave to him bread and a sword, and by inquiring of God for him so that he might arise against me to ambush me as has been done this day?” 14 But Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is as faithful as David? He is the son-in-law of the king who moves quickly to safeguard you and is honored in your house. 15 Only today I began to inquire of God for him. Far be it from me that the king should impute anything against his servant[f] or against my father’s household, for your servant has not known any of this matter, little or much.” 16 Then the king said, “You must certainly die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s household!” 17 So the king said to the runners who were stationed around him, “Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because they also support David[g] and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not disclose it to me.”[h] But the servants of the king were not willing to raise their hand to attack the priests of Yahweh. 18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and attack the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests himself, and on that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. 19 And he put to the sword[i] Nob, the city of the priests, from man to woman, from child to infant, and ox and donkey and sheep;[j] all to the sword.[k]
20 But, one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, whose name was Abiathar, escaped and fled after David. 21 Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of Yahweh. 22 Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day that Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would certainly tell Saul. I am responsible for the deaths of all your father’s household![l] 23 Stay with me! Do not fear, because he who seeks my life seeks your life. You are in good care with me.”
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- 1 Samuel 22:7 Literally “children of Benjamin”
- 1 Samuel 22:8 Literally “there is no one revealing to my ear”
- 1 Samuel 22:8 Literally “cutting”
- 1 Samuel 22:8 Literally “revealing to my ear”
- 1 Samuel 22:8 Literally “my son has raised my servant against me to an ambush”
- 1 Samuel 22:15 Literally “the king will not put against his servant a matter”
- 1 Samuel 22:17 Literally “also their hand is with David”
- 1 Samuel 22:17 Literally “did not reveal it to his ear”; the Masoretic Hebrew text (Kethib) reads “his,” but the reading tradition (Qere) has “my”
- 1 Samuel 22:19 Literally “he killed with the mouth of the sword”
- 1 Samuel 22:19 Or “goats”; literally, “small livestock animals”
- 1 Samuel 22:19 Literally “with the mouth of the sword”
- 1 Samuel 22:22 Literally “I have turned against all the life of your father’s house”
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