Psalms 36

1 For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of the LORD. A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Unto the end. To the servant of the Lord, David himself. The unjust one has said within himself that he would commit offenses. 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 sin.

For he has acted deceitfully in his sight, such that his iniquity will be found to be hatred.

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

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He is unwilling to understand, so that he may act well.

4 He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

He has been considering iniquity on his bed. He has set himself on every way that is not good; moreover, he has not hated evil.

5 Your loving kindness, LORD, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

Lord, your mercy is in heaven, and your truth is even to the clouds.

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

Your justice is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are a great abyss. Men and beasts, you will save, O Lord.

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

How you have multiplied your mercy, O God! And so the sons of men will hope under the cover 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 will be inebriated with the fruitfulness of your house, and you will give them to drink from the torrent of your enjoyment.

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

For with you is the fountain of life; and within your light, we will see the light.

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

Extend your mercy before those who know you, and your justice to these, who are 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.

May arrogant feet not approach me, and may the hand of the sinner not disturb me.

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

In that place, those who work iniquity have fallen. They have been expelled; they were not able to stand.