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Psalm 36

For the Music Director. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord.

An oracle within my heart
    about the transgression of the wicked:
There is no fear of God
    before their eyes.

For they flatter themselves in their own eyes,
    that their iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
The words of their mouth are wickedness and deceit;
    they have ceased to be wise and to do good.
They devise mischief on their bed;
    they set themselves on a path that is not good;
    they do not reject evil.

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens,
    and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the great mountains,
    Your judgments like the great deep;
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
    How excellent is Your lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore mankind
    seeks refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
They will drink their fill from the abundance of Your house,
    and You will cause them to drink from the river of Your pleasures.
For with You is the fountain of life;
    in Your light we see light.

10 Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,
    and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 Do not let the foot of the arrogant come against me,
    and do not let the hand of the wicked cause me to wander.
12 There the workers of iniquity have fallen;
    they are cast down and not able to rise.

Psalm 36[a]

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.

I have a message from God in my heart
    concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:[b](A)
There is no fear(B) of God
    before their eyes.(C)

In their own eyes they flatter themselves
    too much to detect or hate their sin.(D)
The words of their mouths(E) are wicked and deceitful;(F)
    they fail to act wisely(G) or do good.(H)
Even on their beds they plot evil;(I)
    they commit themselves to a sinful course(J)
    and do not reject what is wrong.(K)

Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
    your faithfulness(L) to the skies.(M)
Your righteousness(N) is like the highest mountains,(O)
    your justice like the great deep.(P)
    You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.(Q)
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!(R)
    People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(S)
They feast on the abundance of your house;(T)
    you give them drink from your river(U) of delights.(V)
For with you is the fountain of life;(W)
    in your light(X) we see light.

10 Continue your love(Y) to those who know you,(Z)
    your righteousness to the upright in heart.(AA)
11 May the foot of the proud not come against me,
    nor the hand of the wicked(AB) drive me away.
12 See how the evildoers lie fallen—
    thrown down, not able to rise!(AC)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 36:1 In Hebrew texts 36:1-12 is numbered 36:2-13.
  2. Psalm 36:1 Or A message from God: The transgression of the wicked / resides in their hearts.