Psalms 36

1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

“To the chief musician, by the servant of the Lord, by David.” Saith vice itself to the wicked—so I feel it within my heart— that he should have no dread of God before his eyes.

2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, that his iniquity shall not be found out and be hated.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes [too much] to find out his iniquity to hate it.

3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise [and] to do good.

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

4 He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

He deviseth wickedness upon his couch; he placeth himself on a way that is not good; evil he despiseth not.

5 Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, is in the heavens; thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the skies.

O Lord, into the heavens reacheth thy kindness, thy faithfulness even into the skies.

6 Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; thy acts of justice like the great deep: man and beast dost thou ever help, O Lord.

7 How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

How precious is thy kindness, O God! And the children of men that seek shelter under the shadow of thy wings, —

8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

These will be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and of the stream of thy delights wilt thou give them to drink.

9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

For with thee is the source of life: in thy light shall we see light.

10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Draw down continuously thy kindness unto those that acknowledge thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

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

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

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