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For the choir director. A ^[a]Maskil of David, ^[b]when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, "David has come to the house of Ahimelech."

Why do you ^(a)boast in evil, O mighty man? The ^(b)lovingkindness of God endures all day long.

Your tongue devises ^(c)destruction, Like a ^(d)sharp razor, ^(e)O worker of deceit.

You ^(f)love evil more than good, ^(g)Falsehood more than speaking what is right. ^[c]Selah.

You love all words that devour, O ^(h)deceitful tongue.

^[d]But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and ⁽ⁱ⁾tear you away from your tent, And ^(j)uproot you from the ^(k)land of the living. Selah.

The righteous will ^(l)see and fear, And will ^(m)laugh at him, saying,

"Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But ⁽ⁿ⁾trusted in the abundance of his riches And ^(o)was strong in ^[e]his evil desire."

But as for me, I am like a ^(p)green olive tree in the house of God; I ^(q)trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

I will ^(r)give You thanks forever, because You have done it, And I will wait on Your name, ^(s)for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.