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 OVERSEER. BY A SERVANT OF YHWH, BY DAVID. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, “Fear of God is not before his eyes,

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

For he made [it] smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

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] iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently—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 stations himself on a way not good, He does not refuse evil.”

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

O YHWH, Your kindness [is] in the heavens, Your faithfulness [is] 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.

Your righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Your judgments [are] a great deep. You save man and beast, O YHWH.

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] Your kindness, O God, And the sons of men trust In the shadow of Your wings.

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

They are filled from the fatness of Your house, And You cause them to drink the stream of Your delights.

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

For a fountain of life [is] with You, In Your light we see light.

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

Draw out Your kindness to those knowing You, And Your righteousness to the upright of heart.

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

Do not let a foot of pride meet me, And do not let a hand of the wicked move me.

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

Workers of iniquity have fallen there, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!