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Psalms 51
Septuagint (Brenton, 1851) 51 compared with King James Version 52
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3Why dost thou , O mighty man, boast of iniquity in [thy] mischief? All the day
3Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
4thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.
4Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
5Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.
5Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
6Thou hast loved all words of destruction, [and] a deceitful tongue.
6Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
7Therefore may God destroy thee for ever, may he pluck thee up and utterly remove thee from [thy] dwelling , and thy root from the land of the living. Pause.
7God 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.
8And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say,
8The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
9Behold the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.
9Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
10But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God: I have trusted in the mercy of God for ever, even for evermore.
10But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
11I will give thanks to thee for ever, for thou hast done [it]: and I will wait on thy name; for [it is] good before thy saints.
11I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.