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. Of the Servant of Yahweh—of David. Declareth the transgression of the lawless one, within my heart, There is, 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 [too much] in his own eyes, to find 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 iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well:

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

Iniquity, deviseth he upon his bed, —he taketh his stand in a way, not good, Wrong, doth he not abhor!

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

O Yahweh! in the heavens, is thy lovingkindness, Thy faithfulness, as far as the fleecy 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 like mighty mountains, and, thy just decrees, are a great resounding deep, —Man and beast, thou savest, O Yahweh!

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

How precious thy lovingkindness, O God, —Therefore, the sons of men, under the shadow of thy wings, seek refuge:

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

They abundantly relish the fatness of thy house, —And out of the full stream of thine own pleasures, thou givest them to drink.

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 see light.

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

Prolong thy lovingkindness unto them who 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 reach me, nor, the hand of the lawless, scare me away.

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

There did the workers of iniquity fall, —thrust down and not able to rise!