Psalms 36

1 TO THE OVERSEER. BY A SERVANT OF YHWH, BY DAVID. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, “Fear of God is not before his eyes,

To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David. The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

2 For he made [it] smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

3 The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently—to do good.

In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

4 He devises iniquity on his bed, He stations himself on a way not good, He does not refuse evil.”

He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

5 O YHWH, Your kindness [is] in the heavens, Your faithfulness [is] to the clouds.

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

6 Your righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Your judgments [are] a great deep. You save man and beast, O YHWH.

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.

7 How precious [is] Your kindness, O God, And the sons of men trust In the shadow of Your wings.

How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.

8 They are filled from the fatness of Your house, And You cause them to drink the stream of Your delights.

The delights of your house will be showered on them; you will give them drink from the river of your pleasures.

9 For a fountain of life [is] with You, In Your light we see light.

For with you is the fountain of life: in your light we will see light.

10 Draw out Your kindness to those knowing You, And Your righteousness to the upright of heart.

O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.

11 Do not let a foot of pride meet me, And do not let a hand of the wicked move me.

Let not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.

12 Workers of iniquity have fallen there, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!

There the workers of evil have come down: they have been made low, and will not be lifted up.