OEBcth - Psalms - 36

36:1  Sin whispers within heart of the wicked, who have no dread of God before their eyes.

36:2  It flatters them in their eyes that their sin will not be found out.

36:3  First, their speech becomes wicked and false, they give up acting wisely and well.

36:4  Then they plot deliberate wrong, take their stand on the wicked way, without the least shrinking from evil.

36:5  Your love, O Lord, touches the heavens, your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

36:6  Your justice is like the great mountains, your judgments are like the broad sea. Lord, you save people and animals.

36:7  How precious your love, O God! All may seek shelter in the shadow of your wings.

36:8  They feast on the fat of your house, they drink of your brook of delights.

36:9  For with you is the fountain of life, in the light that is yours we see light.

36:10  O continue your grace to the faithful, your love to the upright in heart.

36:11  Let no arrogant foot tread upon me, no wicked hand drive me to exile.

36:12  There the workers of wrong lie prostrate, thrust down to rise up no more.