| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. | 1Why do you make evil the foundation of your boasting, mighty one? God's gracious love never ceases. |
| 2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully. | 2Your tongue, like a sharp razor, devises wicked things and crafts treachery. |
| 3Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. | 3You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking uprightly. Interlude |
| 4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. | 4You love all words that destroy, you deceitful tongue! |
| 5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. | 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 |
| 6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: | 6The righteous will fear when they see this, but then they will laugh at him, saying, |
| 7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. | 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. |
| 8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. | 8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the gracious love of God forever and ever. |
| 9I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints. | 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. |
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