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Psalms 52:1

NETBible	For the music director; a well-written song² by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: “David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.”³ Why do you boast about your evil plans,⁴ O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!⁵
NIV © biblegateway Psa 52:1	For the director of music. A maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of Ahimelech." Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
NASB © biblegateway Psa 52:1	<> Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 52:1	<> You call yourself a hero, do you? Why boast about this crime of yours, you who have disgraced God’s people?
MSG © biblegateway Psa 52:1	Why do you brag of evil, "Big Man"? God's mercy carries the day.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 52:1
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 52:1	Why do you boast, O mighty one, of mischief done against the godly? All day long
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 52:1	<> Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.
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KJV	<<To the chief Musician <05329> (8764)_, Maschil <04905> (8688)_, [A Psalm] of David <01732>_, when Doeg <01673> the Edomite <0130> came <0935> (8800) and told <05046> (8686) Saul <07586>_, and said <0559> (8799) unto him, David <01732> is come <0935> (8804) to the house <01004> of Ahimelech <0288>.>> Why boastest <01984> (8691) thou thyself in mischief <07451>_, O mighty <01368> man? the goodness <02617> of God <0410> [endureth] continually <03117>_. {Maschil: or, of instruction}
NASB © biblegateway Psa 52:1	For the choir director. A Maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, "David has come to the house of Ahimelech." Why <04100> do you boast <01984> in evil <07463> , O mighty <01368> man <01368> ? The lovingkindness <02617> of God <0410> endures all <03605> day <03117> long.
LXXM	(51:1) eiv <1519> PREP to <3588> T-ASN telov <5056> N-ASN sunesewv <4907> N-GSF tw <3588> T-DSM dauid {N-PRI} (51:2) en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN elyein <2064> V-AAN dwhk {N-PRI} ton <3588> T-ASM idoumaion {N-ASM} kai <2532> CONJ anaggeilai <312> V-AAN tw <3588> T-DSM saoul <4549> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ eipein {V-AAN} autw <846> D-DSM hlyen <2064> V-AAI-3S dauid {N-PRI} eiv <1519> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM oikon <3624> N-ASM abimelec {N-PRI} (51:3) ti <5100> I-ASN egkauca {V-PMI-2S} en <1722> PREP kakia <2549> N-DSF o <3588> T-NSM dunatov <1415> A-NSM anomian <458> N-ASF olhn <3650> A-ASF thn <3588> T-ASF hmeran <2250> N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	For the music director <05329> ; a well-written song <04905> by David <01732> . It was written when Doeg <01673> the Edomite <0130> went <0935> and informed <05046> Saul <07586> : “David <01732> has arrived <0935> at <0413> the home <01004> of Ahimelech <0288> .” Why <04100> do you boast <01984> about your evil <07451> plans, O powerful man <01368> ? God’s <0410> loyal love <02617> protects me all <03605> day <03117> long!
HEBREW	Mwyh <03117> lk <03605> la <0410> dox <02617> rwbgh <01368> herb <07451> llhtt <01984> hm ((3)) <04100> Klmyxa <0288> tyb <01004> la <0413> dwd <01732> ab <0935> wl <0> rmayw <0559> lwasl <07586> dgyw <05046> ymdah <0130> gawd <01673> awbb ((2)) <0935> dwdl <01732> lykvm <04905> xunml (52:1) <05329>

NETBible

For the music director; a well-written song² by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: “David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.”³ Why do you boast about your evil plans,⁴ O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!⁵

NET Notes

¹sn Psalm 52. The psalmist confidently confronts his enemy and affirms that God will destroy evildoers and vindicate the godly.

²tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. The word is derived from a verb meaning “to be prudent; to be wise.” Various options are: “a contemplative song,” “a song imparting moral wisdom,” or “a skillful [i.e., well-written] song.” The term occurs in the superscriptions of Pss 32, 42, 44, 45, 52-55, 74, 78, 88, 89, and 142, as well as in Ps 47:7.

³tn Heb “when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, ‘David has come to the house of Ahimelech.’”

³sn According to the superscription, David wrote this psalm during the period when Saul was seeking his life. On one occasion Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s head shepherd (1 Sam 21:7), informed Saul of David’s whereabouts (see 1 Sam 21-22).

⁴tn Heb “Why do you boast in evil?”

⁵tn Heb “the loyal love of God [is] all the day.” In this context, where the psalmist is threatened by his enemy, the point seems to be that the psalmist is protected by God’s loyal love at all times.