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- Chapter 52 -

Why do you glory in evil?

(1 Samuel 22:6-23)
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You proud man, you think that you are strong; you boast about the trouble that you make for others, but God faithfully protects people from you every day.
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All during the day you plan to get rid of others; what you say is like a sharp blade, and you are always deceiving others.
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You like doing what is evil more than you like doing what is good, and you like telling lies more than you like telling the truth.
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You, the one who says things to deceive people, you like to say things that hurt people!
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But God will get rid of you forever; he will grab you and drag you from your home and take you away from this world where people are alive.
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When righteous people see that, they will be awestruck, and they will laugh at what happened to you, and say,
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“Look what happened to the man who would not ask God to protect him; he trusted that his great wealth would save him; he grew more powerful by wickedly hurting other people.”
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But I am secure because I worship in God’s temple; I am like a strong green olive tree. I trust in God, who faithfully loves us forever.
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God, I will always thank you for everything you have done. I will wait patiently because you are so good, especially when I stand before your faithful people.
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Why do you glory in evil?

(1 Samuel 22:6-23)
1
Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.
2
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
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You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.
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You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.
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God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.
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The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,
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“Behold, this is the man who didn’t make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”
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But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.
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I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.
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