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A psalm written by David for the choir director, when Doeg went to Saul and said, “David has gone to talk with Ahimelech, the Supreme Priest”
1 You people think that you are strong
and brag about the sins that you have committed,
while you plan to harm godly people.
2 All during the day you plan to get rid of others;
what you say [MTY] injures others like a sharp razor [SIM],
and you are always deceiving others.
3 You like doing what is evil more than you like doing what is good,
and you like telling lies more than you like telling the truth.
(Think about that!)
4 You who say things [MTY] to deceive people,
you like to say ◄things that hurt people/cruel things►!
5 But God will get rid of you forever;
he will grab you and drag you from your home
and take you away from this world where people are alive.
(Think about that!)
6 When righteous people see that, they will be awestruck,
and they will laugh at what happened to you, and say,
7 “Look what happened to the man who would not ask God to protect him;
he trusted that his great wealth would save him;
he trusted in the money that he got by wickedly taking it from others!”
8 But I am secure/safe because I worship in God’s temple;
I am like a strong green olive tree.
I trust in God, who faithfully loves us forever.
9 God, I will always thank you for the things that you have done.
As I stand before godly people, I will proclaim that you are good (OR, the many good [MTY] things you have done for us).