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.
To the Chief Musician. Of the Servant of Yahweh—of David. Declareth the transgression of the lawless one, within my heart, There is, no dread 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 flattereth himself [too much] in his own eyes, to find his iniquity—to hate [it].
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 hath left off to show discretion by doing well:
4 He deviseth wickedness upon his couch; he placeth himself on a way that is not good; evil he despiseth not.
Iniquity, deviseth he upon his bed, —he taketh his stand in a way, not good, Wrong, doth he not abhor!
5 O Lord, into the heavens reacheth thy kindness, thy faithfulness even into the skies.
O Yahweh! in the heavens, is thy lovingkindness, Thy faithfulness, as far as the fleecy 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 righteousness, is like mighty mountains, and, thy just decrees, are a great resounding deep, —Man and beast, thou savest, O Yahweh!
7 How precious is thy kindness, O God! And the children of men that seek shelter under the shadow of thy wings, —
How precious thy lovingkindness, O God, —Therefore, the sons of men, under the shadow of thy wings, seek refuge:
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 abundantly relish the fatness of thy house, —And out of the full stream of thine own pleasures, thou givest them to drink.
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 see light.
10 Draw down continuously thy kindness unto those that acknowledge thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Prolong thy lovingkindness unto them 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 reach me, nor, the hand of the lawless, scare me away.
12 There are fallen the workers of wickedness: they are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.
There did the workers of iniquity fall, —thrust down and not able to rise!
