Psalms 36 DBY
Summary: Psalm 36 opens with a description of the wicked as one for whom "there is no fear of God before his eyes" (v. 1), so self-flattering he cannot detect or hate his own sin, before pivoting sharply to an exalted hymn on God's character: "your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens... how precious is your steadfast love, O God!" (v. 5, 7). The contrast is structural as well as thematic, human corruption dwarfed by divine faithfulness that reaches to "the great deep." It closes with a prayer that such steadfast love continue and that the wicked be kept from overtaking the psalmist (v. 10-12).
1To the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the servant of Jehovah; of David. The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, There is no fear ofGod before his eyes.
2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, [even] when his iniquity is found to be hateful.
3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.
4He deviseth wickedness up on his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good: he abhorreth not evil.
5Jehovah, thy loving-kindness is in the heavens, and thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the clouds.
6Thy righteousness is like the high mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: thou, Jehovah, preservest man and beast.
7How precious is thy loving-kindness, OGod! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
10Continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee, and thy righteousness to the upright in heart;
11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and are not able to rise.
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