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 musician, by the servant of the Lord, by David.” Saith vice itself to the wicked—so I feel it within my heart— that he should have no dread of God before his eyes.

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

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes [too much] to find out his iniquity to 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 wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, 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 deviseth wickedness upon his couch; he placeth himself on a way that is not good; evil he despiseth not.

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

O Lord, into the heavens reacheth thy kindness, thy faithfulness even into the skies.

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 like the mountains of God; thy acts of justice like the great deep: man and beast dost thou ever help, O Lord.

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

How precious is thy kindness, O God! And the children of men that seek shelter under the shadow of thy wings, —

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

These will be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and of the stream of thy delights wilt thou give them to drink.

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

For with thee is the source of life: 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.

Draw down continuously thy kindness unto those that acknowledge 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 come against me the foot of pride, and let not the hand of the wicked chase me off.

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

There are fallen the workers of wickedness: they are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.