1 Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man?

God’s loving kindness endures continually.

2 Your tongue plots destruction,

like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

3 You love evil more than good,

lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.

4 You love all devouring words,

you deceitful tongue.

5 God will likewise destroy you forever.

He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent,

and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.

6 The righteous also will see it, and fear,

and laugh at him, saying,

7 "Behold, this is the man who didn’t make God his strength,

but trusted in the abundance of his riches,

and strengthened himself in his wickedness."

8 But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house.

I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.

9 I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it.

I will hope in your name, for it is good,

in the presence of your saints.

1 To the Overcomer, 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 dost thou boast of evil, O strong man? The mercy of God is day by day.

2 Thy tongue devises wickedness like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

3 Thou dost love evil more than good; [and] lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

4 Thou dost love all devouring words, O [thou] deceitful tongue.

5 God shall likewise cast thee down for ever; he shall cut thee off and pluck thee out of [thy] dwelling place and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

6 The righteous also shall see and fear and shall laugh at him, saying:

7 Behold, [this is] the man [that] did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches [and] strengthened himself in his wickedness.

8 But I [am] like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the eternal mercy of God for ever.

9 I will praise thee for ever because thou hast done [it], and I will wait on thy name, for [it is] good before thy merciful ones.: