Psalm 36
Psalm 36
For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the LORD.
1 Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts.
They have no fear of God at all.2 In their blind conceit,
they cannot see how wicked they really are.3 Everything they say is crooked and deceitful.
They refuse to act wisely or do good.4 They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots.
Their actions are never good.
They make no attempt to turn from evil.5 Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the ocean depths.
You care for people and animals alike, O LORD.7 How precious is your unfailing love, O God!
All humanity finds shelter
in the shadow of your wings.8 You feed them from the abundance of your own house,
letting them drink from your river of delights.9 For you are the fountain of life,
the light by which we see.10 Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you;
give justice to those with honest hearts.11 Don’t let the proud trample me
or the wicked push me around.12 Look! Those who do evil have fallen!
They are thrown down, never to rise again.
Psalm 36
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.
1 An oracle is within my heart
concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:
There is no fear of God
before his eyes.
2 For in his own eyes he flatters himself
too much to detect or hate his sin.
3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
he has ceased to be wise and to do good.
4 Even on his bed he plots evil;
he commits himself to a sinful course
and does not reject what is wrong.
5 Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.
6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the great deep.
O Lord, you preserve both man and beast.
7 How priceless is your unfailing love!
Both high and low among men
find refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8 They feast on the abundance of your house;
you give them drink from your river of delights.
9 For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.
10 Continue your love to those who know you,
your righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 May the foot of the proud not come against me,
nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12 See how the evildoers lie fallen—
thrown down, not able to rise!
