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 him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid, the servant of the Lord. Wickedness sayeth to the wicked man, euen in mine heart, that there is no feare of God before his eyes.

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

For hee flattereth himselfe in his owne eyes, while his iniquitie is foud worthy to be hated.

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

The wordes of his mouth are iniquitie and deceit: hee hath left off to vnderstand and to doe good.

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

Hee imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed: he setteth himselfe vpon a way, that is not good, and doeth not abhorre euill.

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

Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth vnto the heauens, and thy faithfulnesse vnto the cloudes.

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

Thy righteousnesse is like the mightie moutaines: thy iudgements are like a great deepe: thou, Lord, doest saue 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 excellent is thy mercy, O God! therefore the children of men trust vnder the shadowe 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 satisfied with the fatnesse of thine house, and thou shalt giue them drinke out of the riuer of thy pleasures.

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

For with thee is the well of life, and in thy light shall we see light.

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

Extend thy louing kindnes vnto them that knowe thee, and thy righteousnesse vnto them that are vpright in heart.

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

Let not ye foote of pride come against me, and let not the hand of ye wicked men moue me.

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

There they are fallen that worke iniquity: they are cast downe, and shall not be able to rise.