Psalmorum 36
1 Psalmus David, in finem, servo Domini. Dixit iniustus ut delinquat in semetipso: non est timor Dei ante oculos eius.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
2 Quoniam dolose egit in conspectu eius: ut inveniatur iniquitas eius ad odium.
For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.
3 Verba oris eius iniquitas, et dolus: noluit intelligere ut bene ageret.
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
4 Iniquitatem meditatus est in cubili suo: astitit omni viae non bonae, malitiam autem non odivit.
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
5 Domine in caelo misericordia tua: et veritas tua usque ad nubes.
Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
6 Iustitia tua sicut montes Dei: iudicia tua abyssus multa. Homines, et iumenta salvabis Domine:
Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.
7 quemadmodum multiplicasti misericordiam tuam Deus. Filii autem hominum, in tegmine alarum tuarum sperabunt.
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
8 Inebriabuntur ab ubertate domus tuae: et torrente voluptatis tuae potabis eos.
They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
9 Quoniam apud te est fons vitae: et in lumine tuo videbimus lumen.
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
10 Praetende misericordiam tuam scientibus te, et iustitiam tuam his, qui recto sunt corde.
Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 Non veniat mihi pes superbiae: et manus peccatoris non moveat me.
Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12 Ibi ceciderunt qui operantur iniquitatem: expulsi sunt, nec potuerunt stare.
There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
