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

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 all the day.

2 T hy tongue devises wickedness like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

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

3 T hou dost love evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

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

4 T hou dost love all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

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

5 G od 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.

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

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

7 B ehold, 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.

`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 B ut I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the eternal mercy of God for ever.

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 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.

I thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done, And I wait Thy name for good before Thy saints!