Psalms 36

1 To the Overseer. — By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, 'Fear of God is not before his eyes,

Unto the end, for the servant of God, David himself. The unjust hath said within himself, that he would sin: there is no fear of God before his eyes.

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

For in his sight he hath done deceitfully, that his iniquity may be found unto hatred.

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

The words of his mouth are iniquity and guile: he would not understand that he might do well.

4 Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

He hath devised iniquity on his bed, he hath set himself on every way that is not good: but evil he hath not hated.

5 O Jehovah, in the heavens [is] Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness [is] unto the clouds.

O Lord, thy mercy is in heaven, and thy truth reacheth, even to the clouds.

6 Thy righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Thy judgments [are] a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.

Thy justice is as the mountains of God, thy judgments are a great deep. Men and beasts thou wilt preserve, O Lord:

7 How precious [is] Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! But the children of men shall put their trust under the covert of thy wings.

8 They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.

They shall be inebriated with the plenty of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure.

9 For with Thee [is] a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.

For with thee is the fountain of life; and in thy light we shall see light.

10 Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.

Extend thy mercy to them that know thee, and thy justice to them that are right in heart.

11 Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.

Let not the foot of pride come to me, and let not the hand of the sinner move me.

12 There have workers of iniquity fallen, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!

There the workers of iniquity are fallen, they are cast out, and could not stand.