Psalms 36

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David. The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

2 For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.

For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

4 Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

5 Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.

7 How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!

How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.

8 They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.

The delights of your house will be showered on them; you will give them drink from the river of your pleasures.

9 For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

For with you is the fountain of life: in your light we will see light.

10 Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.

11 Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Let not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.

12 There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.

There the workers of evil have come down: they have been made low, and will not be lifted up.