¹ Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

² The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

³ Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

⁴ Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

⁵ God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, 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:

⁷ Lo, this is the man that made not 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 mercy of God for ever and 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 saints.

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¹ [[To the chief Musician, ^H5329 Maschil, ^H4905 A Psalm of David, ^H1732 when Doeg ^H1673 the Edomite ^H130 came ^H935 and told ^H5046 Saul, ^H7586 and said ^H559 unto him, David ^H1732 is come ^H935 to the house ^H1004 of Ahimelech.]] ^H288 Why boastest ^H1984 thou thyself in mischief, ^H7451 O mighty ^H1368 man? the goodness ^H2617 of God ^H410 endureth continually. ^H3117

² Thy tongue ^H3956 deviseth ^H2803 mischiefs; ^H1942 like a sharp ^H3913 razor, ^H8593 working ^H6213 deceitfully. ^H7423

³ Thou lovest ^H157 evil ^H7451 more than good; ^H2896 and lying ^H8267 rather than to speak ^H1696 righteousness. ^H6664 Selah. ^H5542

⁴ Thou lovest ^H157 all devouring ^H1105 words, ^H1697 O thou deceitful ^H4820 tongue. ^H3956

⁵ God ^H410 shall likewise destroy ^H5422 thee for ever, ^H5331 he shall take thee away, ^H2846 and pluck thee out ^H5255 of thy dwelling place, ^H168 and root thee out ^H8327 of the land ^H776 of the living. ^H2416 Selah. ^H5542

⁶ The righteous ^H6662 also shall see, ^H7200 and fear, ^H3372 and shall laugh ^H7832 at him:

⁷ Lo, this is the man ^H1397 that made ^H7760 not God ^H430 his strength; ^H4581 but trusted ^H982 in the abundance ^H7230 of his riches, ^H6239 and strengthened ^H5810 himself in his wickedness. ^H1942

⁸ But I am like a green ^H7488 olive tree ^H2132 in the house ^H1004 of God: ^H430 I trust ^H982 in the mercy ^H2617 of God ^H430 for ever ^H5769 and ever. ^H5703

⁹ I will praise ^H3034 thee for ever, ^H5769 because thou hast done ^H6213 it: and I will wait ^H6960 on thy name; ^H8034 for it is good ^H2896 before thy saints. ^H2623

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¹ Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God `endureth' continually.

² Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

³ Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah

⁴ Thou lovest all devouring words, thou deceitful tongue.

⁵ God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah

⁶ The righteous also shall see `it', and fear, And shall laugh at him, `saying',

⁷ Lo, this is the man that made not 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 the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.

⁹ I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it; And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints. Psalm 53 For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David.

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¹ To the Overseer. -- An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, `David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God `is' all the day.

² Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

³ Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

⁴ Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

⁵ Also -- God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.

⁶ And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.

⁷ `Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'

⁸ And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,

⁹ I thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done `it', And I wait `on' Thy name for `it is' good before Thy saints!

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¹ {To the chief Musician: an instruction. Of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David came to the house of Ahimelech.} Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of ùGod [abideth] continually.

² Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.

³ Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

⁴ Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!

⁵ ùGod shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] tent, 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 the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his avarice.

⁸ But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I will confide in the loving-kindness of God for ever and ever.

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

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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.

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¹ <To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech.> Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?

² Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

³ You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

⁴ Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

⁵ But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.)

⁶ The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

⁷ See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

⁸ But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.

⁹ I will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good.