Psalms 36

1 To the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the servant of Jehovah; of David. The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, 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 he flattereth himself in his own eyes, [even] when his iniquity is found to be hateful.

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

3 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently—to do good.

4 He deviseth wickedness up on his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good: he abhorreth not evil.

He devises iniquity on his bed, He stations himself on a way not good, He does not refuse evil.”

5 Jehovah, thy loving-kindness is in the heavens, and thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the clouds.

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

6 Thy righteousness is like the high mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: thou, Jehovah, preservest 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 thy loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

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

8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

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

9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

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

10 Continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee, and thy 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 pride come against me, and let not 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 are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and are not able to rise.

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