Psalms 36

1 To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David. The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

Unto the end, for the servant of God, David himself. The unjust hath said within himself, that he would sin: there is no fear of God before his eyes.

2 For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

For in his sight he hath done deceitfully, that his iniquity may be found unto hatred.

3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and guile: he would not understand that he might do well.

4 He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

He hath devised iniquity on his bed, he hath set himself on every way that is not good: but evil he hath not hated.

5 Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

O Lord, thy mercy is in heaven, and thy truth reacheth, even to the clouds.

6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.

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

7 How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.

O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! But the children of men shall put their trust under the covert of thy wings.

8 The delights of your house will be showered on them; you will give them drink from the river of your pleasures.

They shall be inebriated with the plenty of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure.

9 For with you is the fountain of life: in your light we will see light.

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

10 O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Extend thy mercy to them that know thee, and thy justice to them that are right in heart.

11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.

Let not the foot of pride come to me, and let not the hand of the sinner move me.

12 There the workers of evil have come down: they have been made low, and will not be lifted up.

There the workers of iniquity are fallen, they are cast out, and could not stand.