Psalms 36
1 “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.
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 flattereth himself in his own eyes, Till his iniquity is found out and 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 neglecteth to be wise and to do good.
His words are sinful and deceitful; he does not want to be wise and do good.
4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; He persevereth in an evil way; He abhorreth not sin.
While he lies in bed, he plans ways to sin; he sets out on an evil way; he does not reject evil.
5 Thy goodness, O LORD! reacheth to the heavens, And thy faithfulness to the clouds;
Your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, reaches to the heavens; your loyalty reaches to the clouds.
6 Thy righteousness is like the high mountains; Thy judgments are a great deep; Thou, O LORD! preservest man and beast!
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 thy loving-kindness, O God! Yea, the sons of men seek refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
How precious is your covenant faithfulness, God! Humanity takes refuge under the shadow of your wings.
8 They are satisfied with the abundance of thy house, And thou causest them to drink of the full stream of thy pleasures.
They feast upon the abundance of your house; you let them drink from the river of your delights.
9 For with thee is the fountain of life; Through thy light we see light.
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we will see light.
10 O continue thy loving-kindness to them that know thee, And thy favor to the upright in heart!
Extend your covenant faithfulness fully to those who know you, your defense to the upright of heart.
11 Let not the foot of the proud come upon me, Nor the hand of the wicked remove 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 Lo! already are the workers of iniquity fallen; They are cast down; they are unable to rise!
Over there the evildoers have fallen; they are knocked down and are not able to get up.
