Psalms 36

¹ To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; 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 mischief and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.

⁴ He plots mischief while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he spurns not evil.

⁵ Thy steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, thy faithfulness to the clouds.

⁶ Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God, thy judgments are like the great deep; man and beast thou savest, O LORD.

⁷ How precious is thy steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of thy wings.

⁸ They feast on the abundance of thy house, and thou givest them drink from the river of thy delights.

⁹ For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light do we see light.

¹⁰ O continue thy steadfast love to those who know thee, and thy salvation 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 prostrate, they are thrust down, unable to rise.