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Why do you boast, O mighty one,
of mischief done against the godly? 1
All day long +M2 you are plotting destruction.
Your tongue is like a sharp razor,
you worker of treachery.
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You love evil more than good,
and lying more than speaking the truth.+pSelah
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You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.
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But God will break you down forever;
he will snatch and tear you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living.+pSelah
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The righteous will see, and fear,
and will laugh at the evildoer, 2 saying,
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"See the one who would not take
refuge in God,
but trusted in abundant riches,
and sought refuge in wealth!" 3
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But I am like a green olive tree
in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
forever and ever.
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I will thank you forever,
because of what you have done.
In the presence of the faithful
I will proclaim 4 your name, for it is good.