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
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Psalm 36
Wickedness of Men and Lovingkindness of God.
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.
1Transgression speaks [like an oracle] to the wicked (godless) [deep] within his heart;
There is no fear (dread) of God before his eyes. [Rom 3:18]
2For he flatters and deceives himself in his own eyes
Thinking that his sinfulness will not be discovered and hated [by God].
3The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
4He plans wrongdoing on his bed;
He sets himself on a path that is not good;
He does not reject or despise evil.
5¶Your lovingkindness and graciousness, O Lord, extend to the skies,
Your faithfulness [reaches] to the clouds.
6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God,
Your judgments are like the great deep.
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
7How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
8They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;
And You allow them to drink from the river of Your delights.
9For with You is the fountain of life [the fountain of life-giving water];
In Your light we see light. [John 4:10, 14]
10¶O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,
And Your righteousness (salvation) to the upright in heart.
11Do not let the foot of the proud [person] overtake me,
And do not let the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12There those who [are perverse and] do evil have fallen;
They have been thrust down and cannot rise.
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