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, [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.

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

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity is 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 hath ceased 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 deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way [that is] not good; he abhorreth not evil.

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

Thy mercy, O LORD, [is] in the heavens; [and] thy faithfulness [reacheth] 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 righteousness [is] like the great mountains; thy judgments [are] a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest 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] thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow 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 abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

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 shall we see light.

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

O continue thy loving-kindness to them that 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 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.