Psalms 36

1 The transgression of the wicked says within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

“To the chief musician, by the servant of the Lord, by David.” Saith vice itself to the wicked—so I feel it within my heart— that he should have no dread of God before his eyes.

2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes [too much] to find out his iniquity to hate it.

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

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

4 He devises mischief on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he abhors not evil.

He deviseth wickedness upon his couch; he placeth himself on a way that is not good; evil he despiseth not.

5 Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

O Lord, into the heavens reacheth thy kindness, thy faithfulness even into the skies.

6 Your righteousness is like the great mountains; your judgments are a great deep: O LORD, you preserve man and beast.

Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; thy acts of justice like the great deep: man and beast dost thou ever help, O Lord.

7 How excellent is your loving kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings.

How precious is thy kindness, O God! And the children of men that seek shelter under the shadow of thy wings, —

8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house; and you shall make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

These will be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and of the stream of thy delights wilt thou give them to drink.

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

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

10 O continue your loving kindness to them that know you; and your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Draw down continuously thy kindness unto those that acknowledge thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

Let not come against me the foot of pride, and let not the hand of the wicked chase me off.

12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

There are fallen the workers of wickedness: they are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.