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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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To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, "David has come to the house of Ahimelech." Why do you boast, O mighty man, of mischief done against the godly? All the day
2 You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.
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you are plotting destruction. Your tongue is like a sharp razor, you worker of treachery.
3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
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You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking the truth. [Selah]
4 You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!
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You love all words that devour, O 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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But God will break you down for ever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will 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 shall see, and fear, and shall laugh 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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"See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and sought refuge in his wealth!"
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 green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God for ever 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 thank thee for ever, because thou hast done it. I will proclaim thy name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.
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