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| 1 To the chief Musician: an instruction. Of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David came to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of *God abideth continually. |
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| 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit. |
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| 3 Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. |
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| 4 Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue! |
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| 5 *God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. |
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| 6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying, |
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| 7 Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his avarice. |
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| 8 But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I will confide in the loving-kindness of God for ever and ever. |
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| 9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it; and I will wait on thy name, before thy godly ones, for it is good. |
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