Psalms 36
36
Human Wickedness and Divine Providence
1For the leader. Of David, the servant of the Lord.
I
2Sin directs the heart of the wicked man;
his eyes are closed to the fear of God.#Rom 3:18.
3For he lives with the delusion:
his guilt will not be known and hated.#Hated: punished by God.
4Empty and false are the words of his mouth;
he has ceased to be wise and do good.
5On his bed he hatches plots;
he sets out on a wicked way;
he does not reject evil.#Mi 2:1.
II
6#God actively controls the entire world.Lord, your mercy reaches to heaven;
your fidelity, to the clouds.#Ps 57:11; 71:19.
7Your justice is like the highest mountains;
your judgments, like the mighty deep;
human being and beast you sustain, Lord.
8How precious is your mercy, O God!
The children of Adam take refuge in the shadow of your wings.#The shadow of your wings: metaphor for divine protection. It probably refers to the winged cherubim in the holy of holies in the Temple, cf. 1 Kgs 6:23–28, 32; 2 Chr 3:10–13; Ez 1:4–9.#Ps 17:8.
9They feast on the rich food of your house;
from your delightful stream#Gn 2:8, 10. you give them drink.
10For with you is the fountain of life,#Is 55:1; Jn 4:14.
and in your light we see light.#Ps 80:4, 8, 20.
11Show mercy on those who know you,
your just defense to the upright of heart.
12Do not let the foot of the proud overtake me,
nor the hand of the wicked disturb me.
13There make the evildoers fall;
thrust them down, unable to rise.
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Psalms 36
36
For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord.
1Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts.#36:1 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac version, which read in his heart. Masoretic Text reads in my heart.
They have no fear of God at all.
2In their blind conceit,
they cannot see how wicked they really are.
3Everything they say is crooked and deceitful.
They refuse to act wisely or do good.
4They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots.
Their actions are never good.
They make no attempt to turn from evil.
5Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.
6Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the ocean depths.
You care for people and animals alike, O Lord.
7How precious is your unfailing love, O God!
All humanity finds shelter
in the shadow of your wings.
8You feed them from the abundance of your own house,
letting them drink from your river of delights.
9For you are the fountain of life,
the light by which we see.
10Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you;
give justice to those with honest hearts.
11Don’t let the proud trample me
or the wicked push me around.
12Look! Those who do evil have fallen!
They are thrown down, never to rise again.
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