- For the Chief Musician.
Maschil of David;
when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Abimelech.
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- Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?
The lovingkindness of God [endureth] continually.
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- Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
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- Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness.
Selah
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- Thou lovest all devouring words, thou deceitful tongue.
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- God will likewise destroy thee for ever;
He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living.
Selah
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- The righteous also shall see [it], and fear, And shall laugh at him, [saying],
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- Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
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- But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.
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- I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it;
And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.
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