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Psalm 36 · Book One · David

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD.

The Hebrew title · Berean Standard Bible

For the choirmaster

About this psalm

It opens inside the head of a man who has stopped fearing God, flattering himself and lying awake devising mischief. Then, without warning, the psalm lifts its eyes and gives some of the widest lines in the Psalter: thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

Read it when the smallness of other people is getting into you.

My psalms

One verse at a time, slowly

¹The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.²For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.³The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit:he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.⁴He deviseth mischief upon his bed;he setteth himself in a way that is not good;he abhorreth not evil.⁵Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens;and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.⁶Thy righteousness is like the great mountains;thy judgments are a great deep:O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.⁷How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.⁸They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house;and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.⁹For with thee is the fountain of life:in thy light shall we see light.¹⁰O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee;and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.¹¹Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.¹²There are the workers of iniquity fallen:they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

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