| NET Bible | New Living Translation |
| 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 about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever? |
| 2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver. | 2All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert at telling lies. |
| 3You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah) | 3You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude |
| 4You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives. | 4You love to destroy others with your words, you liar! |
| 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 strike you down once and for all. He will pull you from your home and uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude |
| 6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying: | 6The righteous will see it and be amazed. They will laugh and say, |
| 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“Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.” |
| 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 an olive tree, thriving in the house of God. I will always trust in God’s unfailing love. |
| 9I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good. | 9I will praise you forever, O God, for what you have done. I will trust in your good name in the presence of your faithful people. |
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