Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New Living Translation NLT
1 (51-1) <Unto the end, understanding for David, (51-2) When Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul: David went to the house of Achimelech.> (51-3) Why dost thou glory in malice, thou that art mighty in iniquity?
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Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
2 (51-4) All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.
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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 (51-5) Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.
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You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude
4 (51-6) Thou hast loved all the words of ruin, O deceitful tongue.
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You love to destroy others with your words, you liar!
5 (51-7) Therefore will God destroy thee for ever: he will pluck thee out, and remove thee from thy dwelling place: and thy root out of 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 (51-8) The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say:
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The righteous will see it and be amazed. They will laugh and say,
7 (51-9) Behold the man that made not God his helper: But trusted in the abundance of his riches: and prevailed in his vanity.
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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 (51-10) But I, as a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, have hoped in the mercy of God for ever, yea 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 (51-11) I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name, for it is good in the sight of thy saints.
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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.