< 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,
The transgression of the wicked says within my heart, that 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 he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
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 deceit: he has left off to be wise, and to do good.
4 Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'
He devises mischief on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he abhors not evil.
5 O Jehovah, in the heavens [is] Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness [is] unto the clouds.
Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
6 Thy righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Thy judgments [are] a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.
Your righteousness is like the great mountains; your judgments are a great deep: O LORD, you preserve man and beast.
7 How precious [is] Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.
How excellent is your loving kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your 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 abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house; and you shall make them drink of the river of your pleasures.
9 For with Thee [is] a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.
For with you is the fountain of life: in your light shall we see light.
10 Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.
O continue your loving kindness to them that know you; and your righteousness to the upright 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 against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
12 There have workers of iniquity fallen, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!
There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

< Psalms 36 >