| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1For the choir director. A Maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, "David has come to the house of Ahimelech." Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endures all day long. | 1For the choir director. A Davidic Maskil. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, "David went to Ahimelech's house." Why brag about evil, you hero! God's faithful love is constant. |
| 2Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit. | 2Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery. |
| 3You love evil more than good, Falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah. | 3You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully. Selah |
| 4You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. | 4You love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue! |
| 5But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah. | 5This is why God will bring you down forever. He will take you, ripping you out of your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah |
| 6The righteous will see and fear, And will laugh at him, saying, | 6The righteous will look on with awe and will ridicule him:" |
| 7"Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in his evil desire." | 7Here is the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, taking refuge in his destructive behavior." |
| 8But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever. | 8But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I trust in God's faithful love forever and ever. |
| 9I will give You thanks forever, because You have done it, And I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones. | 9I will praise You forever for what You have done. In the presence of Your faithful people, I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good. |
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