| NET Bible | English Standard Version |
| 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! | 1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day. |
| 2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver. | 2Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit. |
| 3You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah) | 3You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah |
| 4You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives. | 4You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. |
| 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) | 5But 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 |
| 6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying: | 6The righteous shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying, |
| 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." | 7“See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!” |
| 8But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I continually trust in God's loyal love. | 8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. |
| 9I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good. | 9I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly. |
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