Psalms 36

1 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.”

The transgression of the wicked says within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his depravity (moral evil).

For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

3 The words of his mouth are vain striving of iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

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

4 He plots vain striving of iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He does not abhor evil.

He devises mischief on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he abhors not evil.

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

Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Adonai, you preserve man and animal.

Your righteousness is like the great mountains; your judgments are a great deep: O LORD, you preserve man and beast.

7 How precious is your chesed ·loving-kindness·, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

How excellent is your loving kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings.

8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house; and you shall make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

9 For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.

For with you is the fountain of life: in your light shall we see light.

10 Oh continue your chesed ·loving-kindness· to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.

O continue your loving kindness to them that know you; and your righteousness to the upright in heart.

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

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

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

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