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

For he made [it] smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to 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 ceased to act prudently — to do good.

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

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

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

O Jehovah, in the heavens [is] Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness [is] unto 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 righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Thy judgments [are] a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.

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 kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

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

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

For with Thee [is] a 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.

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

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

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

12 There are fallen the workers of wickedness: they are thrust 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!