| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually. | 1Why do you make evil the foundation of your boasting, mighty one? God's gracious love never ceases. |
| 2Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. | 2Your tongue, like a sharp razor, devises wicked things and crafts treachery. |
| 3You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah | 3You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking uprightly. Interlude |
| 4You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue. | 4You love all words that destroy, you deceitful tongue! |
| 5God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah | 5But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude |
| 6The righteous also shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying, | 6The righteous will fear when they see this, but then they will laugh at him, saying, |
| 7“Here is the man who did not make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.” | 7"Look, here is a young man who refused to make God his strength; instead, he trusted in his great wealth and made his wickedness his strength. |
| 8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. | 8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the gracious love of God forever and ever. |
| 9I will praise You forever, Because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good. | 9Therefore I will praise you forever because of what you did; I will proclaim that your name is good in the midst of your faithful ones. |
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