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,

The transgression of the wicked says within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

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

For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

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

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has left off to be wise, and to do good.

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

He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he detests not 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 faithfulness reachs unto 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 great mountains; your judgments are a great deep: O LORD, you preserve man and beast.

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

How excellent is your loving kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings.

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

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house; and you shall make them drink of 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 shall we see light.

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

O continue your loving kindness unto them that know you; and 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, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

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

There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.