Psalm 36 New American Standard Bible

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.
²For it ^(B)flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his wrongful deed and the hatred of it.
³The ^(C)words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
He has ^(D)ceased to ^[c]be wise and to do good.
⁴He ^(E)plans wickedness on his bed;
He sets himself on a ^(F)path that is not good;
He ^(G)does not reject evil.

⁵Your ^(H)mercy, Lord, ^[d]extends to the heavens,
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
⁶Your ^(I)righteousness is like the ^[e]mountains of God;
Your ^(J)judgments are like the great deep.
Lord, You ^[f]^(K)protect mankind and animals.
⁷How ^(L)precious is Your mercy, God!
And the sons of mankind ^(M)take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
⁸They ^(N)drink their fill of the ^[g]abundance of Your house;
And You allow them to drink from the ^(O)river of Your delights.
⁹For the ^(P)fountain of life is with You;
In Your light we see light.

¹⁰Prolong Your mercy to ^(Q)those who know You,
And Your ^(R)righteousness to the upright of heart.
¹¹May the foot of pride not come upon me,
And may the hand of the wicked not drive me away.
¹²Those who do injustice have fallen there;
They have been thrust down and ^(S)cannot rise.