1 W hy boast you of mischief done against the loving-kindness of God, O mighty man, day after day?

¶ Why dost thou boast of evil, O strong man? The mercy of God is day by day.

2 Y our tongue devises wickedness; it is like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

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

3 Y ou love evil more than good, and lying rather than to speak righteousness, justice, and right. Selah!

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

4 Y ou love all destroying and devouring words, O deceitful tongue.

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

5 G od will likewise break you down and destroy you forever; He will lay hold of you and pluck you out of your tent and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah!

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 T he righteous also shall see and be in reverent fear and awe, but about you they will laugh, saying,

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

7 S ee, this is the man who made not God his strength (his stronghold and high tower) but trusted in and confidently relied on the abundance of his riches, seeking refuge and security for himself through his wickedness.

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 B ut I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in and confidently rely on the loving-kindness and the mercy of God forever and ever.

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 thank You and confide in You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on, hope in and expect in Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your saints (Your kind and pious ones).

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.