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1 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?
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1 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?
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2 Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.
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2 Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.
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3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. "Selah"
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3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. "Selah"
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4 You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue!
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4 You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue!
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5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. "Selah"
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5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. "Selah"
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6 The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him, saying,
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6 The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him, saying,
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7 "Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!"
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7 "Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!"
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8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever.
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8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever.
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9 I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.
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9 I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
