Psalm 36

How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love

To the choirmaster. Of David, the servant of the Lord.

1  Transgression speaks to the wicked
deep in his heart;t
there is no fear of God
before his eyes.
2  For he flatters himself in his own eyes
that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
3  The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit;
he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
4  He plots trouble while on his bed;
he sets himself in a way that is not good;
he does not reject evil.

5  Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
6  Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
your judgments are like the great deep;
man and beast you save, O Lord.

7  How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8  They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
9  For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light do we see light.

10  Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
and your righteousness to the upright of heart!
11  Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me,
nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12  There the evildoers lie fallen;
they are thrust down, unable to rise.

Psalm 36

1 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise and to do good.

4 He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

5 Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.

6 Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Jehovah, thou preservest man and beast.

7 How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

9 For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light.

10 Oh continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee, And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

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