Psalms 36

1 To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, [that there is] no fear of God before his eyes.

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,

2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity is found to be hateful.

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

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

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

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

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

5 Thy mercy, O LORD, [is] in the heavens; [and] thy faithfulness [reacheth] to the clouds.

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

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

Your righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Your judgments [are] a great deep. You save man and beast, O YHWH.

7 How excellent [is] thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

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

They are filled from the fatness of Your house, And You cause them to drink the stream of Your delights.

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

For a fountain of life [is] with You, In Your light we see light.

10 O continue thy loving-kindness to them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Draw out Your kindness to those knowing You, And Your righteousness to the upright of heart.

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

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

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

Workers of iniquity have fallen there, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!