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.
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.
2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes [too much] to find out his iniquity to hate it.
For in his sight he hath done deceitfully, that his iniquity may be found unto hatred.
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 guile: he would not understand that he might do well.
4 He deviseth wickedness upon his couch; he placeth himself on a way that is not good; evil he despiseth not.
He hath devised iniquity on his bed, he hath set himself on every way that is not good: but evil he hath not hated.
5 O Lord, into the heavens reacheth thy kindness, thy faithfulness even into the skies.
O Lord, thy mercy is in heaven, and thy truth reacheth, even to the clouds.
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 justice is as the mountains of God, thy judgments are a great deep. Men and beasts thou wilt preserve, O Lord:
7 How precious is thy kindness, O God! And the children of men that seek shelter under the shadow of thy wings, —
O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! But the children of men shall put their trust under the covert 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 inebriated with the plenty of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure.
9 For with thee is the source of life: in thy light shall we see light.
For with thee is the fountain of life; and 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.
Extend thy mercy to them that know thee, and thy justice to them that are right 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 to me, and let not the hand of the sinner move me.
12 There are fallen the workers of wickedness: they are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.
There the workers of iniquity are fallen, they are cast out, and could not stand.
