Psalm 36

Psalm 36

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the Servant of the Lord.

¹An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked:

^aThere is no fear of God before his eyes.

²For he flatters himself in his own eyes,

When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.

³The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;

^bHe has ceased to be wise and to do good.

^4cHe devises wickedness on his bed;

He sets himself ^din a way that is not good;

He does not ¹abhor ^eevil.

⁵Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens;

Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

⁶Your righteousness is like the ²great mountains;

^fYour judgments are a great deep;

O Lord, You preserve man and beast.

⁷How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!

Therefore the children of men ^gput their trust under the shadow of Your wings.

^8hThey are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,

And You give them drink from ⁱthe river of Your pleasures.

^9jFor with You is the fountain of life;

^kIn Your light we see light.

¹⁰Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,

And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

¹¹Let not the foot of pride come against me,

And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

¹²There the workers of iniquity have fallen;

They have been cast down and are not able to rise.