Psalms 36

1 “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.

The transgression of the wicked man says within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

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

For he flatters himself in his own eyes, that his iniquity will not be found out and 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 has ceased to be wise and to do good.

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

He devises iniquity upon his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He does not abhor evil.

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

Thy loving kindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens, thy faithfulness to the skies.

6 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.

Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God. Thy judgments are a great deep. O Jehovah, thou preserve man and beast.

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

How precious is thy loving kindness, O God, and the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

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

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, and thou will make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

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

For with thee is the fountain of life. In thy light we shall see light.

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

O continue thy loving kindness to those who know thee, and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

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

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of sinners drive me away.

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

There are the workers of iniquity fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.