| International Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Why do you make evil the foundation of your boasting, mighty one? God's gracious love never ceases. | 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! |
| 2Your tongue, like a sharp razor, devises wicked things and crafts treachery. | 2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver. |
| 3You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking uprightly. Interlude | 3You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah) |
| 4You love all words that destroy, you deceitful tongue! | 4You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives. |
| 5But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude | 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 fear when they see this, but then they will laugh at him, saying, | 6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying: |
| 7"Look, here is a young man who refused to make God his strength; instead, he trusted in his great wealth and made his wickedness his strength. | 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 green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the gracious love of God forever and ever. | 8But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I continually trust in God's loyal love. |
| 9Therefore I will praise you forever because of what you did; I will proclaim that your name is good in the midst of your faithful ones. | 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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