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,

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;

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

For he flattereth himself [too much] in his own eyes, to find his iniquity—to hate [it].

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 hath left off to show discretion by doing well:

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

Iniquity, deviseth he upon his bed, —he taketh his stand in a way, not good, Wrong, doth he not abhor!

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

O Yahweh! in the heavens, is thy lovingkindness, Thy faithfulness, as far as the fleecy clouds:

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

Thy righteousness, is like mighty mountains, and, thy just decrees, are a great resounding deep, —Man and beast, thou savest, O Yahweh!

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

How precious thy lovingkindness, O God, —Therefore, the sons of men, under the shadow of thy wings, seek refuge:

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

They abundantly relish the fatness of thy house, —And out of the full stream of thine own pleasures, thou givest them to drink.

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

For, with thee, is the fountain of life, In thy light, we see light.

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

Prolong thy lovingkindness unto them who know thee, —and thy 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 reach me, nor, the hand of the lawless, scare me away.

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

There did the workers of iniquity fall, —thrust down and not able to rise!