1 Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man?The goodness of God endures continually.
2 Your tongue devises destruction,Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3 You love evil more than good,Lying rather than speaking righteousness.Selah
4 You love all devouring words,You deceitful tongue.
5 God shall likewise destroy you forever;He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place,And uproot you from the land of the living.Selah
6 The righteous also shall see and fear,And shall laugh at him, saying,
7 “Here is the man who did not make God his strength,But trusted in the abundance of his riches,And strengthened himself in his wickedness.”
8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
9 I will praise You forever,Because You have done it;And in the presence of Your saintsI will wait on Your name, for it is good.