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Fún adarí orin. Maskili ti Dafidi. Nígbà tí Doegi ará Edomu tọ Saulu lọ láti sọ fún pé, “Dafidi wà ní ilé Ahimeleki.”

52 Èéṣe tí ìwọ fi ń ṣe féfé nínú ìwà ìkà, ìwọ alágbára ọkùnrin?
    Èéṣe tí ìwọ fi ń gbéraga nígbà gbogbo,
    ìwọ ẹni ẹ̀gàn níwájú Ọlọ́run?
Ahọ́n rẹ̀ ń gbìmọ̀ ìparun;
    ó dàbí abẹ mímú,
    ìwọ ẹni tí ń hùwà ẹ̀tàn.
Ìwọ fẹ́ràn ibi ju ìre lọ,
    àti èké ju kí ó sọ òtítọ́ lọ.
Ìwọ fẹ́ràn ọ̀rọ̀ ìpanilára gbogbo,
    ìwọ ahọ́n ẹ̀tàn!

Ọlọ́run yóò sì lù ọ́ bolẹ̀ láéláé,
    yóò sì dì ọ́ mú,
yóò sì já ọ kúrò ni ibùjókòó rẹ,
    yóò sì fà ọ́ tu kúrò lórí ilẹ̀ alààyè. Sela.
Àwọn olódodo yóò rí, wọn yóò sì bẹ̀rù
    wọn yóò sì rẹ́rìn-ín rẹ̀, wí pé,
“Èyí ni ọkùnrin náà ti kò fi Ọlọ́run ṣe agbára rẹ̀,
    bí kò ṣe ni ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ọrọ̀ rẹ̀ ni ó gbẹ́kẹ̀lé,
    ó sì mu ara rẹ̀ le nínú ìwà búburú rẹ̀.”

Ṣùgbọ́n èmi dàbí igi Olifi
    tí ó gbilẹ̀ nínú ilé Ọlọ́run;
Èmi gbẹ́kẹ̀lé ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run tí kì í kùnà
    láé àti láéláé.
Èmi yóò yìn ọ títí fún ohun tí ó ti ṣe;
    èmi ní ìrètí nínú orúkọ rẹ,
nítorí orúkọ rẹ dára.
    Èmi yóò yìn ọ́ níwájú àwọn ènìyàn mímọ́.

Psalm 52[a]

For the director of music. A maskil[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
    Why do you boast(B) all day long,(C)
    you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
You who practice deceit,(D)
    your tongue plots destruction;(E)
    it is like a sharpened razor.(F)
You love evil(G) rather than good,
    falsehood(H) rather than speaking the truth.[c]
You love every harmful word,
    you deceitful tongue!(I)

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck(J) you from your tent;
    he will uproot(K) you from the land of the living.(L)
The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh(M) at you, saying,
“Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold(N)
but trusted in his great wealth(O)
    and grew strong by destroying others!”

But I am like an olive tree(P)
    flourishing in the house of God;
I trust(Q) in God’s unfailing love
    for ever and ever.
For what you have done I will always praise you(R)
    in the presence of your faithful people.(S)
And I will hope in your name,(T)
    for your name is good.(U)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 52:1 In Hebrew texts 52:1-9 is numbered 52:3-11.
  2. Psalm 52:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  3. Psalm 52:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.