Psalms 36
36
To the director: A song of David, the Lord’s servant.
1Deep in the hearts of the wicked a voice tells them to do wrong.
They have no respect for God.
2They lie to themselves.
They don’t see their own faults,
so they are not sorry for what they do.
3Their words are wicked lies.
They have stopped doing anything wise or good.
4They make wicked plans in bed at night.
They choose a way of life that does no good.
And they never say no to anything evil.
5Lord, your faithful love reaches to the sky.
Your faithfulness is as high as the clouds.
6Your goodness is higher than the highest mountains.
Your fairness is deeper than the deepest ocean.
Lord, you protect people and animals.
7Nothing is more precious than your loving kindness.
All people can find protection close to you.
8They get strength from all the good things in your house.
You let them drink from your wonderful river.
9The fountain of life flows from you.
Your light lets us see light.
10Continue to love those who really know you,
and do good to those who are true to you.#36:10 true to you Or “honest hearted.”
11Don’t let proud people trap me.
Don’t let the wicked force me to run away.
12Put this on their grave markers:
“Here fell the wicked.
They were crushed.
They will never stand up again.”
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Psalm 36
36
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.
1The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart,
That there is no fear of God before his eyes.
2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit:
He hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
4He deviseth mischief upon his bed;
He setteth himself in a way that is not good;
He abhorreth not evil.
5Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens;
And thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
6Thy righteousness is like the great mountains;
Thy judgments are a great deep:
O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house;
And thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
9For with thee is the fountain of life:
In thy light shall we see light.
10O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee;
And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
11Let not the foot of pride come against me,
And let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
12There are the workers of iniquity fallen:
They are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
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