1 - ?For the director of music. A maskil
Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 - You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.
3 - You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
4 - You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!
5 - Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.
6 - The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying,
7 - "Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!"
8 - But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever.
9 - For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.