Psalms 36

1 The transgression of the wicked says within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

TO THE OVERSEER. BY A SERVANT OF YHWH, BY DAVID. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, “Fear of God is not before his eyes,

2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

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

3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has left off to be wise, and to do good.

The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently—to do good.

4 He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he detests not evil.

He devises iniquity on his bed, He stations himself on a way not good, He does not refuse evil.”

5 Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and your faithfulness reachs unto the clouds.

O YHWH, Your kindness [is] in the heavens, Your faithfulness [is] to the clouds.

6 Your righteousness is like the great mountains; your judgments are a great deep: O LORD, you preserve man and beast.

Your righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Your judgments [are] a great deep. You save man and beast, O YHWH.

7 How excellent is your loving kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings.

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

8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house; and you shall make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

They are filled from the fatness of Your house, And You cause them to drink the stream of Your delights.

9 For with you is the fountain of life: in your light shall we see light.

For a fountain of life [is] with You, In Your light we see light.

10 O continue your loving kindness unto them that know you; and your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Draw out Your kindness to those knowing You, And Your righteousness to the upright of heart.

11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

Do not let a foot of pride meet me, And do not let a hand of the wicked move me.

12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

Workers of iniquity have fallen there, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!