1 You people think that you are strong

and brag about the sins that you have committed,

while you plan to harm godly people.

2 All during the day you plan to get rid of others;

what you say [MTY] injures others like a sharp razor [SIM],

and you are always deceiving others.

3 You like doing what is evil more than you like doing what is good,

and you like telling lies more than you like telling the truth.

(Think about that!)

4 You who say things [MTY] to deceive people,

you like to say ◄things that hurt people/cruel things►!

5 But God will get rid of you forever;

he will grab you and drag you from your home

and take you away from this world where people are alive.

(Think about that!)

6 When righteous people see that, they will be awestruck,

and they will laugh at what happened to you, and say,

7 "Look what happened to the man who would not ask God to protect him;

he trusted that his great wealth would save him;

he trusted in the money that he got by wickedly taking it from others!"

8 But I am secure/safe because I worship in God’s temple;

I am like a strong green olive tree.

I trust in God, who faithfully loves us forever.

9 God, I will always thank you for the things that you have done.

As I stand before godly people, I will proclaim that you are good (OR, the many good [MTY] things you have done for us).