Psalmen 36
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36 Van David, de dienaar van de Here, voor de koordirigent.
2 De zonde beïnvloedt de goddelozen,
ze hebben geen enkel ontzag voor God.
3 De goddeloze denkt heel wat van zichzelf,
totdat het zover is dat zijn zonden aan het licht komen.
Dan wordt hij een gehaat man.
4 Alles wat hij zegt, is slecht en bedrieglijk.
Verstandig en goed handelen is er niet bij.
5 Zelfs in bed bedenkt hij nog allerlei kwaad,
hij bevindt zich op de verkeerde weg
en stelt zich open voor alles wat slecht is.
6 Here, uw goedheid en liefde zijn zo groot,
uw trouw is oneindig, niet te meten.
7 Uw rechtsgevoel is als de bergen
die U Zelf hebt gemaakt.
Uw oordeel is als een grote overstroming.
U bevrijdt mensen zowel als dieren, Here.
8 Wat is het geweldig
om uw goedheid en liefde te mogen ervaren, Here!
Daarom komen talloze mensen bij U schuilen.
9 Zij genieten van al het goede dat U hun biedt
en U overspoelt hen met uw zegeningen.
10 Want U bent de bron van al het leven:
als wij in uw licht staan, zien wij de dingen duidelijk.
11 Laten uw volgelingen
voortdurend uw goedheid en liefde mogen ervaren
en laten de eerlijke mensen
mogen delen in uw rechtsgevoel.
12 Zorg toch dat
de hoogmoedige geen vat op mij krijgt
en de goddeloze mij niet opjaagt.
13 De mensen die slechte dingen doen, zijn gevallen,
zij zijn neergeslagen en kunnen nooit meer opstaan!
Psalm 36
New King James Version
Man’s Wickedness and God’s Perfections
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.
36 An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked:
(A)There is no fear of God before his eyes.
2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes,
When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.
3 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
(B)He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
4 (C)He devises wickedness on his bed;
He sets himself (D)in a way that is not good;
He does not [a]abhor (E)evil.
5 Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
6 Your righteousness is like the [b]great mountains;
(F)Your judgments are a great deep;
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
7 How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore the children of men (G)put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
8 (H)They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
And You give them drink from (I)the river of Your pleasures.
9 (J)For with You is the fountain of life;
(K)In Your light we see light.
10 Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,
And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 Let not the foot of pride come against me,
And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12 There the workers of iniquity have fallen;
They have been cast down and are not able to rise.
Footnotes
- Psalm 36:4 reject, loathe
- Psalm 36:6 Lit. mountains of God
Psalm 36
English Standard Version
How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love
To the choirmaster. Of David, the (A)servant of the Lord.
36 Transgression speaks to the wicked
deep in his heart;[a]
(B)there is no fear of God
before his eyes.
2 (C)For he flatters himself in his own eyes
that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
3 The words of his mouth are (D)trouble and deceit;
(E)he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
4 He (F)plots (G)trouble while on his bed;
he sets himself in (H)a way that is not good;
(I)he does not reject evil.
5 Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
6 (J)Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
(K)your judgments are like the great deep;
man and beast you (L)save, O Lord.
7 (M)How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
The children of mankind take refuge (N)in the shadow of your wings.
8 They feast on (O)the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from (P)the river of (Q)your delights.
9 For with you is (R)the fountain of life;
(S)in your light do we see light.
10 Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who (T)know you,
and your righteousness to (U)the upright of heart!
11 Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me,
nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12 There (V)the evildoers lie fallen;
they are thrust down, (W)unable to rise.
Footnotes
- Psalm 36:1 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Syriac, Jerome (compare Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts in my heart
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