Psalm 36 - Modern English Version

For the Music Director. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord .

¹ An oracle within my heart about the transgression of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, so that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.

³ The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; he has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He devises mischief on his bed; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he does not reject evil.

⁵ Your mercy, O  Lord, extends to the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

⁶ Your righteousness is like the great mountains, Your judgments are like the great deep; O  Lord, You preserve man and beast.

⁷ How excellent is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore mankind seeks refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

⁸ They will drink their fill from the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.

⁹ For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

¹⁰ Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

¹¹ Let not the foot of the arrogant tread on me, and let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

¹² There the workers of iniquity have fallen; they are cast down and are not able to rise.