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New Living Translation NLT
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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Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
2 You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.
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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 rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
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You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude
4 You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!
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You love to destroy others with your words, you liar!
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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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 fear; they will laugh at you, saying,
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The righteous will see it and be amazed. They will laugh and say,
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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“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 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 an olive tree, thriving in the house of God. I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.
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, 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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