| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1For the choir director. A Davidic Maskil. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, "David went to Ahimelech's house." Why brag about evil, you hero! God's faithful love is constant. | 1For the music director; a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: "David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech." Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God's loyal love protects me all day long! |
| 2Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery. | 2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver. |
| 3You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully. Selah | 3You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah) |
| 4You love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue! | 4You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives. |
| 5This is why God will bring you down forever. He will take you, ripping you out of your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah | 5Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah) |
| 6The righteous will look on with awe and will ridicule him:" | 6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying: |
| 7Here is the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, taking refuge in his destructive behavior." | 7"Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others." |
| 8But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I trust in God's faithful love forever and ever. | 8But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I continually trust in God's loyal love. |
| 9I will praise You forever for what You have done. In the presence of Your faithful people, I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good. | 9I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good. |
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