Psalm 36

    For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD.
 ¹ An oracle is within my heart
   concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:^[a]
There is no fear of God
   before his eyes.
² For in his own eyes he flatters himself
   too much to detect or hate his sin.
³ The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
   he has ceased to be wise and to do good.
⁴ Even on his bed he plots evil;
   he commits himself to a sinful course
   and does not reject what is wrong.
 ⁵ Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,
   your faithfulness to the skies.
⁶ Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
   your justice like the great deep.
O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.
 ⁷ How priceless is your unfailing love!
Both high and low among men
   find^[b] refuge in the shadow of your wings.
⁸ They feast on the abundance of your house;
   you give them drink from your river of delights.
⁹ For with you is the fountain of life;
   in your light we see light.
 ¹⁰ Continue your love to those who know you,
   your righteousness to the upright in heart.
¹¹ May the foot of the proud not come against me,
   nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
¹² See how the evildoers lie fallen—
   thrown down, not able to rise!

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 36:1 Or heart: / Sin proceeds from the wicked.
2. Psalm 36:7 Or love, O God! / Men find; or love! / Both heavenly beings and men / find