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 chief musician. A psalm of David the servant of Yahweh. An evil man speaks of his transgression from deep in his heart, there is no fear of God in his eyes.

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

For he comforts himself, thinking that his sin will not be discovered and be hated.

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

His words are sinful and deceitful; he does not want to be wise and do good.

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

While he lies in bed, he plans ways to sin; he sets out on an evil way; he does not reject evil.

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

Your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, reaches to the heavens; your loyalty reaches to 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 judgments are like the great deep. Yahweh, you preserve both mankind and the animals.

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

How precious is your covenant faithfulness, God! Humanity takes 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 feast upon the abundance of your house; you let them drink from the river of your delights.

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.

Extend your covenant faithfulness fully to those who know you, your defense to the upright of heart.

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

Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near to me. Do not 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!

Over there the evildoers have fallen; they are knocked down and are not able to get up.