New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Why do you boast, O mighty one, of mischief done against the godly? All day long
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<To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech. Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?
2 you are plotting destruction. Your tongue is like a sharp razor, you worker of treachery.
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Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.
3 You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking the truth. (Selah)
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You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)
4 You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.
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Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.
5 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)
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But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.)
6 The righteous will see, and fear, and will laugh at the evildoer, saying,
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The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:
7 "See the one who would not take refuge in God, but trusted in abundant riches, and sought refuge in wealth!"
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See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.
8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.
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But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.
9 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.
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I will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good.
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