Psalms 36

1 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! But the children of men shall put their trust under the covert 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 inebriated with the plenty of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure.

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; and in thy light we shall see light.

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

10 Extend thy mercy to them that know thee, and thy justice to them that are right 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 to me, and let not the hand of the sinner move me.

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

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

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