Psalm 36

Common English Bible

Psalm 36

For the music leader. Of the Lord’s servant David.

36 I know the sinful utterance of the wicked:^[a]
    No fear of God confronts their own eyes,
²    because in their own eyes they are slick with talk
    about their guilt ever being found out and despised.^[b]
³The words of their mouths are evil and dishonest.
    They have stopped being wise and stopped doing good.
⁴They plot evil even while resting in bed!
    They commit themselves to a path that is no good.
    They don’t reject what is evil.

⁵But your loyal love, Lord, extends to the skies;
    your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
⁶Your righteousness is like the strongest mountains;
    your justice is like the deepest sea.
        Lord, you save both humans and animals.
⁷Your faithful love is priceless, God!
    Humanity finds refuge in the shadow of your wings.
⁸They feast on the bounty of your house;
    you let them drink from your river of pure joy.
⁹Within you is the spring of life.
    In your light, we see light.

¹⁰Extend your faithful love to those who know you;
    extend your righteousness to those whose heart is right.
¹¹Don’t let the feet of arrogant people walk all over me;
    don’t let the hands of the wicked drive me off.
¹²Look—right there is where the evildoers have fallen,
    pushed down, unable to get up!

Notas al pie

Psalm 36:1 Heb uncertain
Psalm 36:2 Heb uncertain

Psalm 39

Common English Bible

Psalm 39

For the music leader. To Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

39 I promised I would watch my steps
    so as not to sin with my tongue;
    promised to keep my mouth shut
    as long as the wicked were in my presence.
²So I was completely quiet, silent.
    I kept my peace, but it did no good.
    My pain got worse.
³My heart got hot inside me;
    while stewing over it, the fire burned.
Then I spoke out with my tongue:
⁴    “Let me know my end, Lord.
    How many days do I have left?
    I want to know how brief my time is.”
⁵You’ve made my days so short;
    my lifetime is like nothing in your eyes.
        Yes, a human life is nothing but a puff of air! Selah

⁶Yes, people wander around like shadows;
    yes, they hustle and bustle, but pointlessly;
        they don’t even know who will get the wealth they’ve amassed.
⁷So now, Lord, what should I be waiting for?
        My hope is set on you.
⁸Deliver me from all my sins;
    don’t make me some foolish person’s joke.
⁹I am completely silent; I won’t open my mouth
    because you have acted.
¹⁰Get this plague of yours off me!
    I’m being destroyed by the blows from your fist.
¹¹You discipline people for their sin, punishing them;
    like a moth, you ruin what they treasure.
        Yes, a human life is just a puff of air! Selah

¹²Hear my prayer, Lord!
    Listen closely to my cry for help!
Please don’t ignore my tears!
    I’m just a foreigner—
        an immigrant staying with you,
        just like all my ancestors were.
¹³Look away from me
    so I can be happy again
    before I pass away and am gone.