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.

For the end, by David the servant of the Lord. The transgressor, that he may sin, says within himself, [that] there is no fear of God before his eyes.

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

For he has dealt craftily before him, to discover his iniquity and hate it.

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

The words of his mouth are transgression and deceit: he is not inclined to understand [how] to do 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 devises iniquity on his bed; he gives himself to every evil way; and does not abhor evil.

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

O Lord, thy mercy is in the heaven; and thy truth [reaches] to the clouds.

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

Thy righteousness is as the mountains of God, thy judgments are as a great deep: O Lord, thou wilt preserve men and beasts.

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

How hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! so the children of men shall trust in the shelter of thy wings.

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

They shall be fully satisfied with the fatness of thine house; and thou shalt cause them to drink of the full stream of thy delights.

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

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light we shall see light.

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

Extend thy mercy to them that know thee; and thy 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, and let not the hand of sinners move me.

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

There have all the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast out, and shall not be able to stand.