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,

“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord.” To speak of the ungodliness of the wicked is in my heart. He hath 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 flattereth himself in his own eyes, Till his iniquity is found out and hated.

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 neglecteth 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 deviseth mischief upon his bed; He persevereth in an evil way; He abhorreth not sin.

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

Thy goodness, O LORD! reacheth to the heavens, And thy faithfulness to the clouds;

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 high mountains; Thy judgments are a great deep; Thou, O LORD! preservest man and beast!

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

How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! Yea, the sons of men seek refuge 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.

They are satisfied with the abundance of thy house, And thou causest them to drink of the full stream of thy pleasures.

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

For with thee is the fountain of life; Through thy light we see light.

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

O continue thy loving-kindness to them that know thee, And thy favor 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 the proud come upon me, Nor 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!

Lo! already are the workers of iniquity fallen; They are cast down; they are unable to rise!