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New Living Translation NLT
1 To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, 'David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.' Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.
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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 devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
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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, Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah
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You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude
4 You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue.
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You love to destroy others with your words, you liar!
5 God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, 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 also shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying,
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The righteous will see it and be amazed. They will laugh and say,
7 "Here is the man who did not make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness."
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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 green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy 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, Because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it 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.