| New International Version | New Living Translation |
| 1For the director of music. A maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of Ahimelek." Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? | 1Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever? |
| 2You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor. | 2All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert at telling lies. |
| 3You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. | 3You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude |
| 4You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue! | 4You love to destroy others with your words, you liar! |
| 5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. | 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 |
| 6The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying, | 6The righteous will see it and be amazed. They will laugh and say, |
| 7"Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying 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 an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever. | 8But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God. I will always trust in God’s unfailing love. |
| 9For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is 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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