Psalms 36
1 To the Chief Musician. Of the Servant of Yahweh—of David. Declareth the transgression of the lawless one, within my heart, There is, no dread of God, before his eyes;
“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.
2 For he flattereth himself [too much] in his own eyes, to find his iniquity—to hate [it].
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, Till his iniquity is found out and hated.
3 The words of his mouth, are iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well:
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; He neglecteth to be wise and to do good.
4 Iniquity, deviseth he upon his bed, —he taketh his stand in a way, not good, Wrong, doth he not abhor!
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; He persevereth in an evil way; He abhorreth not sin.
5 O Yahweh! in the heavens, is thy lovingkindness, Thy faithfulness, as far as the fleecy clouds:
Thy goodness, O LORD! reacheth to the heavens, And thy faithfulness to the clouds;
6 Thy righteousness, is like mighty mountains, and, thy just decrees, are a great resounding deep, —Man and beast, thou savest, O Yahweh!
Thy righteousness is like the high mountains; Thy judgments are a great deep; Thou, O LORD! preservest man and beast!
7 How precious thy lovingkindness, O God, —Therefore, the sons of men, under the shadow of thy wings, seek refuge:
How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! Yea, the sons of men seek refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
8 They abundantly relish the fatness of thy house, —And out of the full stream of thine own pleasures, thou givest them to drink.
They are satisfied with the abundance of thy house, And thou causest them to drink of the full stream of thy pleasures.
9 For, with thee, is the fountain of life, In thy light, we see light.
For with thee is the fountain of life; Through thy light we see light.
10 Prolong thy lovingkindness unto them who know thee, —and thy righteousness, to the upright in heart.
O continue thy loving-kindness to them that know thee, And thy favor to the upright in heart!
11 Let not the foot of pride reach me, nor, the hand of the lawless, scare me away.
Let not the foot of the proud come upon me, Nor the hand of the wicked remove me!
12 There did the workers of iniquity fall, —thrust down and not able to rise!
Lo! already are the workers of iniquity fallen; They are cast down; they are unable to rise!
