[1] Why do you boast in evil, you mighty man? The faithfulness of God endures all day long. [2] Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit. [3] You love evil more than good, Lies more than speaking what is right. Selah [4] You love all words that devour, You deceitful tongue. [5] But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah [6] The righteous will see and fear, And they will laugh at him, saying, [7] “Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in his evil desire.” [8] But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the faithfulness of God forever and ever. [9] I will praise You forever, because You have done it, And I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.
