Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 Why dost thou, O mighty man, boast of iniquity in thy mischief? All the day
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Why do you boast, O mighty one, of mischief done against the godly? All day long
2 thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.
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you are plotting destruction. Your tongue is like a sharp razor, you worker of treachery.
3 Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.
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You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking the truth. (Selah)
4 Thou has loved all words of destruction, and a deceitful tongue.
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You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.
5 Therefore may God destroy thee for ever, may he pluck thee up and utterly remove thee from thy dwelling, and thy root from the land of the living. Pause.
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But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)
6 And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say,
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The righteous will see, and fear, and will laugh at the evildoer, saying,
7 Behold the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.
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"See the one who would not take refuge in God, but trusted in abundant riches, and sought refuge in wealth!"
8 But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God: I have trusted in the mercy of God for ever, even for evermore.
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But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.
9 I will give thanks to thee for ever, for thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before the saints.
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I will thank you forever, because of what you have done. In the presence of the faithful I will proclaim your name, for it is good.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.
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