The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New Living Translation NLT
1 For the leader. A maskil of David, when Do'eg from Edom came and told Sha'ul, "David has arrived at the house of Achimelekh": Why do you boast of your evil, you tyrant, when God's mercy is present every day?
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Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
2 Your tongue, as sharp as a razor, plots destruction and works deception.
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All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert at telling lies.
3 You love evil more than good, lies rather than speaking uprightly. (Selah)
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You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude
4 You love all words that eat people up, you deceitful tongue!
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You love to destroy others with your words, you liar!
5 This is why God will strike you down, seize you, pluck you from your tent and uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)
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But God will strike you down once and for all. He will pull you from your home and uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
6 The righteous will see and be awestruck; they will jeer at him, saying,
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The righteous will see it and be amazed. They will laugh and say,
7 "This fellow would not make God his refuge, but trusted in his own great wealth, relying on his evil plots."
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“Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”
8 But I am like a leafy olive tree in the house of God; I put my trust in the grace of God forever and ever.
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But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God. I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.
9 I will praise you forever for what you have done, and I will put my hope in your name; for this is what is good in the presence of your faithful.
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I will praise you forever, O God, for what you have done. I will trust in your good name in the presence of your faithful people.
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