Wickedness of Humanity and Goodness of God.

For the music director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.

36 [a]Wrongdoing speaks to the ungodly within [b]his heart;
There is (A)no fear of God before his eyes.

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  1. Psalm 36:1 Or Rebellion
  2. Psalm 36:1 Another reading is my heart

Psalm 36[a]

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.

I have a message from God in my heart
    concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:[b](A)
There is no fear(B) of God
    before their eyes.(C)

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  1. Psalm 36:1 In Hebrew texts 36:1-12 is numbered 36:2-13.
  2. Psalm 36:1 Or A message from God: The transgression of the wicked / resides in their hearts.

They make firm for themselves an evil [a]purpose;
They [b]talk of (A)setting snares secretly;
They say, “(B)Who can see them?”

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  1. Psalm 64:5 Lit matter
  2. Psalm 64:5 Lit tell of

They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;(A)
    they say, “Who will see it[a]?”(B)

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  1. Psalm 64:5 Or us

16 When they had heard all the words, they turned in (A)fear one to another. And they said to Baruch, “We will certainly (B)report all these words to the king.”

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16 When they heard all these words, they looked at each other in fear(A) and said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.”

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