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.

An inner sanctuary is within my heart about the rebellious breach of relationship of the wicked: “There is no fear of Elohim ·Deity, Judge· 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, too much to detect and hate his depravity (moral evil).

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 vain striving of 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 plots vain striving of iniquity on 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.

Your chesed ·loving-kindness·, Adonai, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches 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.

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Adonai, you preserve man and animal.

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 your chesed ·loving-kindness·, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your 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 abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

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

For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.

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

Oh continue your chesed ·loving-kindness· to those who know you, your 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.

Don’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.

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

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