1 | Why do you boast, O mighty man, of mischief done against the godly? All the day |
2 | you are plotting destruction. Your tongue is like a sharp razor, you worker of treachery. |
3 | You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking the truth. [Selah] |
4 | You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. |
5 | But God will break you down for ever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. [Selah] |
6 | The righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying, |
7 | "See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and sought refuge in his wealth!" |
8 | But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God for ever and ever. |
9 | I will thank thee for ever, because thou hast done it. I will proclaim thy name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly. |