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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

How precious is thy kindness, O God! And the children of men that seek shelter under the shadow of thy wings, —

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

These will be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and of the stream of thy delights wilt thou give them to drink.

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

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

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

Draw down continuously thy kindness unto those that acknowledge thee; and thy 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 come against me the foot of pride, and let not the hand of the wicked chase me off.

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

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