Psalms 36
WEB·Psalms 36
1For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh. A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
KJVTo the chief MusicianH5329(H8764), A Psalm of DavidH1732 the servantH5650 of the LORDH3068. The transgressionH6588 of the wickedH7563 saithH5002(H8803) withinH7130 my heartH3820, that there is no fearH6343 of GodH430 before his eyesH5869.
2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.
KJVFor he flatterethH2505(H8689) himself in his own eyesH5869, until his iniquityH5771 be foundH4672(H8800) to be hatefulH8130(H8800).
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
KJVThe wordsH1697 of his mouthH6310 are iniquityH205 and deceitH4820: he hath left offH2308(H8804) to be wiseH7919(H8687), and to do goodH3190(H8687).
4 He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.
KJVHe devisethH2803(H8799) mischiefH205 upon his bedH4904; he settethH3320(H8691) himself in a wayH1870 that is not goodH2896; he abhorrethH3988(H8799) not evilH7451.
5 Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
KJVThy mercyH2617, O LORDH3068, is in the heavensH8064; and thy faithfulnessH530 reacheth unto the cloudsH7834.
6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.
KJVThy righteousnessH6666 is like the greatH410 mountainsH2042; thy judgmentsH4941 are a greatH7227 deepH8415: O LORDH3068, thou preservestH3467(H8686) manH120 and beastH929.
7 How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
KJVHow excellentH3368 is thy lovingkindnessH2617, O GodH430! therefore the childrenH1121 of menH120 put their trustH2620(H8799) under the shadowH6738 of thy wingsH3671.
8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.
KJVThey shall be abundantly satisfiedH7301(H8799) with the fatnessH1880 of thy houseH1004; and thou shalt make them drinkH8248(H8686) of the riverH5158 of thy pleasuresH5730.
9 For with you is the spring of life. In your light we will see light.
KJVFor with thee is the fountainH4726 of lifeH2416: in thy lightH216 shall we seeH7200(H8799) lightH216.
10 Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
KJVO continueH4900(H8798) thy lovingkindnessH2617 unto them that knowH3045(H8802) thee; and thy righteousnessH6666 to the uprightH3477 in heartH3820.
11 Don’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.
KJVLet not the footH7272 of prideH1346 comeH935(H8799) against me, and let not the handH3027 of the wickedH7563 removeH5110(H8686) me.
12 There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.
KJVThere are the workersH6466(H8802) of iniquityH205 fallenH5307(H8804): they are cast downH1760(H8795), and shall not be ableH3201(H8804) to riseH6965(H8800).
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