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Psalms 52:1

Unto the end, for Maeleth, understandings to David. The fool said in his heart: There is no God.

Challoner: MaelethOr Machalath. A musical instrument, or a chorus of musicians, for St. Jerome renders it, per chorum.

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The verse in its languages

Vulgate (Clementine): In finem, pro Maëleth intelligentiæ David. Dixit insipiens in corde suo : Non est Deus.
Septuagint (Swete): Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ὑπὲρ μαελέθ· συνέσεως τῷ Δαυείδ.
Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 53:1: לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל מָחֲלַ֗ת מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְדָוִֽד

Haydock's commentary

Maeleth, or Machalath. A musical instrument, or a chorus of musicians: for St. Jerome renders it, per chorum; (Challoner) and Aquila, "for dancing." Sixtus V, &c., read incorrectly, "for Amalec."

The psalm is nearly the same with the 13th, (Calmet) except ver. 6. (Menochius)

We know not the reason why David gave this second copy, omitting the name of Jehovah. (Berthier)

St. Augustine explains it of the dangers of the latter times. (Worthington)

It seems to speak of the return from captivity, ver. 7. (Calmet)

From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.