Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA
New International Version NIV
1 Hey, powerful person! Why do you brag about evil? God's faithful love lasts all day long.
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Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 Your tongue devises destruction: it's like a sharpened razor, causing deception.
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You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.
3 You love evil more than good; you love lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
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You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
4 You love all destructive words; you love the deceiving tongue.
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You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!
5 But God will take you down permanently; he will snatch you up, tear you out of your tent, and uproot you from the land of the living! Selah
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Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.
6 The righteous will see and be in awe; they will laugh at those people:
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The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying,
7 "Look at them! They didn't make God their refuge. Instead, they trusted in their own great wealth. They sought refuge in it—to their own destruction!"
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“Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!”
8 But I am like a green olive tree in God's house; I trust in God's faithful love forever and always.
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But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
9 I will give thanks to you, God, forever, because you have acted. In the presence of your faithful people, I will hope in your name because it's so good.
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For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.
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