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,

An inner sanctuary is within my heart about the rebellious breach of relationship of the wicked: “There is no fear of Elohim ·Deity, Judge· 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, too much to detect and hate his depravity (moral evil).

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

The words of his mouth are vain striving of iniquity and deceit. He has ceased 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 plots vain striving of iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He does not abhor evil.

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

Your chesed ·loving-kindness·, Adonai, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

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 judgments are like a great deep. Adonai, you preserve man and animal.

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

How precious is your chesed ·loving-kindness·, God! The children of men take refuge 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 abundance of your house. You will 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 spring 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.

Oh continue your chesed ·loving-kindness· to those who know you, 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.

Don’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.

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

There the workers of vain striving of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.