| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually. | 1For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long. |
| 2Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. | 2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit. |
| 3You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah | 3You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah |
| 4You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue. | 4You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue. |
| 5God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah | 5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah |
| 6The righteous also shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying, | 6The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying, |
| 7“Here is the man who did not make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.” | 7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.” |
| 8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. | 8But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever. |
| 9I will praise You forever, Because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good. | 9I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints. |
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