Psalm 36

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

¹I have a message from God in my heart

concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:

There is no fear of God

before their eyes.

²In their own eyes they flatter themselves

too much to detect or hate their sin.

³The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful;

they fail to act wisely or do good.

⁴Even on their beds they plot evil;

they commit themselves to a sinful course

and do not reject what is wrong.

⁵Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,

your faithfulness to the skies.

⁶Your righteousness is like the highest mountains,

your justice like the great deep.

You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.

⁷How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!

People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

⁸They feast on the abundance of your house;

you give them drink from your river of delights.

⁹For with you is the fountain of life;

in your light we see light.

¹⁰Continue your love to those who know you,

your righteousness to the upright in heart.

¹¹May the foot of the proud not come against me,

nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

¹²See how the evildoers lie fallen—

thrown down, not able to rise!