To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.
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Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?The goodness of God endureth continually.
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Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs;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,O thou deceitful tongue.
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God shall likewise destroy thee for ever,He shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
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The righteous also shall see, and fear,And shall laugh at him:
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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 I am like a green olive tree in the house of God:I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
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I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it:And I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.