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1 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?
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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?
2 You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.
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Your tongue, as sharp as a razor, plots destruction and works deception.
3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
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You love evil more than good, lies rather than speaking uprightly. (Selah)
4 You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!
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You love all words that eat people up, you deceitful tongue!
5 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.
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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)
6 The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying,
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The righteous will see and be awestruck; they will jeer at him, saying,
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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"This fellow would not make God his refuge, but trusted in his own great wealth, relying on his evil plots."
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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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.
9 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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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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