Psalms 36

לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לְעֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֬ה לְדָוִֽד׃

נְאֻֽם־פֶּ֣שַׁע לָ֭רָשָׁע בְּקֶ֣רֶב לִבִּ֑י אֵֽין־פַּ֥חַד אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.

The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

כִּֽי־הֶחֱלִ֣יק אֵלָ֣יו בְּעֵינָ֑יו לִמְצֹ֖א עֲוֺנ֣וֹ לִשְׂנֹֽא׃

For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

דִּבְרֵי־פִ֭יו אָ֣וֶן וּמִרְמָ֑ה חָדַ֖ל לְהַשְׂכִּ֣יל לְהֵיטִֽיב׃

The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

אָ֤וֶן ׀ יַחְשֹׁ֗ב עַֽל־מִשְׁכָּ֫ב֥וֹ יִ֭תְיַצֵּב עַל־דֶּ֣רֶךְ לֹא־ט֑וֹב רָ֝֗ע לֹ֣א יִמְאָֽס׃

Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

יְ֭הוָה בְּהַשָּׁמַ֣יִם חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ עַד־שְׁחָקִֽים׃

Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

צִדְקָֽתְךָ֨ ׀ כְּֽהַרְרֵי־אֵ֗ל מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶךָ תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֑ה אָ֤דָֽם־וּבְהֵמָ֖ה תוֹשִׁ֣יעַ יְהוָֽה׃

Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

מַה־יָּקָ֥ר חַסְדְּךָ֗ אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים וּבְנֵ֥י אָדָ֑ם בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃

How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

יִ֭רְוְיֻן מִדֶּ֣שֶׁן בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְנַ֖חַל עֲדָנֶ֣יךָ תַשְׁקֵֽם׃

They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

כִּֽי־עִ֭מְּךָ מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים בְּ֝אוֹרְךָ֗ נִרְאֶה־אֽוֹר׃

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

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

מְשֹׁ֣ךְ חַ֭סְדְּךָ לְיֹדְעֶ֑יךָ וְ֝צִדְקָֽתְךָ֗ לְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃

Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

אַל־תְּ֭בוֹאֵנִי רֶ֣גֶל גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְיַד־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים אַל־תְּנִדֵֽנִי׃

Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

שָׁ֣ם נָ֭פְלוּ פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן דֹּ֝ח֗וּ וְלֹא־יָ֥כְלוּ קֽוּם׃

There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.

There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.