Psalms 36

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

To the Overseer. — By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, 'Fear of God is not before his eyes,

2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be 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 iniquity and deceit: he has left off to be wise, and to do good.

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

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

Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

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

O Jehovah, in the heavens [is] Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness [is] unto the clouds.

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

Thy righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Thy judgments [are] a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.

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 sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

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

They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.

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

For with Thee [is] a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.

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

Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.

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

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

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

There have workers of iniquity fallen, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!