Psalm 36

For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord.

¹Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts.^a

They have no fear of God at all.

²In their blind conceit,

they cannot see how wicked they really are.

³Everything they say is crooked and deceitful.

They refuse to act wisely or do good.

⁴They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots.

Their actions are never good.

They make no attempt to turn from evil.

⁵Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens;

your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.

⁶Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,

your justice like the ocean depths.

You care for people and animals alike, O Lord.

⁷How precious is your unfailing love, O God!

All humanity finds shelter

in the shadow of your wings.

⁸You feed them from the abundance of your own house,

letting them drink from your river of delights.

⁹For you are the fountain of life,

the light by which we see.

¹⁰Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you;

give justice to those with honest hearts.

¹¹Don’t let the proud trample me

or the wicked push me around.

¹²Look! Those who do evil have fallen!

They are thrown down, never to rise again.