Psalms 36:1-8 in English

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of Jehovah. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

⁵ Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.

⁶ Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Jehovah, thou preservest man and beast.

⁷ How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

¹ A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

² For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

³ Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.

⁴ Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart.

⁵ Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

⁶ And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.

⁷ Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

⁵ Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

⁶ Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

⁷ How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

⁵ Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

⁶ Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

⁷ How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

¹ (37) A Psalm of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

² For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

³ Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.

⁴ Delight yourself in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.

⁵ Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

⁶ And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noon-day.

⁷ Submit yourself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not yourself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

⁸ ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, that his iniquity shall not be found out and be hated.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

⁵ Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, is in the heavens; thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.

⁶ Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

⁷ How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

¹ Wicked people continually desire to sin. They consider IDM that they do not need to revere God.

² Because they are very proud, they do not think that God will discover their sins and condemn them (OR, they do not think about their sins and hate themselves for it).

³ Everything that they say is deceitful and full of lies; they no longer do what is good and are no longer wise.

⁴ While they are lying on their beds, they plan to do things to harm others; they are determined to do things that are not good, and they never refuse to do what is evil.

⁵ Yahweh, your faithful love for us reaches as high as the heavens, you faithfully do what you have promised; it is as though your doing that extends up to the clouds.

⁶ Your righteous behavior is as permanent as the highest mountains MET, your acting justly will continue as long as the deepest oceans exist. You take care of people and you take care of animals.

⁷ God, your faithful love for us is very precious. You protect us like birds protect their baby birds under their wings MET.

⁸ You provide for us plenty of food from the abundant supply IDM that you have; your great blessings for us flow like a river.

¹ (37) A Psalm of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

² For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

³ Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.

⁴ Delight yourself in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.

⁵ Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

⁶ And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgement as the noon-day.

⁷ Submit yourself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not yourself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

⁸ ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh. A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

⁵ Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

⁶ Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.

⁷ How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh. A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

⁵ Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

⁶ Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.

⁷ How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of the LORD. A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

⁵ Your loving kindness, LORD, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

⁶ Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgements are like a great deep. LORD, you preserve man and animal.

⁷ How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

¹ To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David. The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

² For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

³ In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

⁴ He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

⁵ Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

⁶ Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.

⁷ How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.

⁸ The delights of your house will be showered on them; you will give them drink from the river of your pleasures.

¹ To the chief Musician. A Psalm of the servant of Jehovah; of David. The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, even when his iniquity is found to be hateful.

³ The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

⁴ He deviseth wickedness up on his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good: he abhorreth not evil.

⁵ Jehovah, thy loving-kindness is in the heavens, and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

⁶ Thy righteousness is like the high mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: thou, Jehovah, preservest man and beast.

⁷ How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

¹ A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.

² For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.

³ Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.

⁴ Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.

⁵ Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it.

⁶ And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

⁷ Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.

⁸ Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil.

¹ For the music director. A psalm of David, servant of the Lord. Evil speaks to the wicked, deep down in their minds, for in their eyes they have no need to respect God.

² In their own eyes they're so wonderful that they can't even see their sin and do something about it.

³ Whatever they say is deceptive and deceitful. They no longer do anything wisely or for good.

⁴ Even when they're lying in bed they think up evil schemes. They commit themselves to a way of life that is no good. They choose evil, and don't reject it.

⁵ Lord, your faithful love reaches to the heavens, your trustworthiness to the clouds.

⁶ Your goodness is like the highest mountains, your fairness is like the deepest oceans. Lord, you save both the people and the animals.

⁷ God, how priceless is your trustworthy love! Everyone can find protection under the shelter of your wings.

⁸ They gain strength from the wonderful food you provide in your house; you give them drink from your refreshing river.

¹ To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid, the servant of the Lord. Wickedness sayeth to the wicked man, euen in mine heart, that there is no feare of God before his eyes.

² For hee flattereth himselfe in his owne eyes, while his iniquitie is foud worthy to be hated.

³ The wordes of his mouth are iniquitie and deceit: hee hath left off to vnderstand and to doe good.

⁴ Hee imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed: he setteth himselfe vpon a way, that is not good, and doeth not abhorre euill.

⁵ Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth vnto the heauens, and thy faithfulnesse vnto the cloudes.

⁶ Thy righteousnesse is like the mightie moutaines: thy iudgements are like a great deepe: thou, Lord, doest saue man and beast.

⁷ How excellent is thy mercy, O God! therefore the children of men trust vnder the shadowe of thy wings.

⁸ They shall be satisfied with the fatnesse of thine house, and thou shalt giue them drinke out of the riuer of thy pleasures.

¹ (36-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. (36-2) Transgression speaketh to the wicked, methinks — there is no fear of God before his eyes.

² (36-3) For it flattereth him in his eyes, until his iniquity be found, and he be hated.

³ (36-4) The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

⁴ (36-5) He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

⁵ (36-6) Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.

⁶ (36-7) Thy righteousness is like the mighty mountains; Thy judgments are like the great deep; man and beast Thou preservest, O LORD.

⁷ (36-8) How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings.

⁸ (36-9) They are abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou makest them drink of the river of Thy pleasures.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, That there is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, Until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

⁵ Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; And thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

⁶ Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.

⁷ How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

¹ “To the chief musician, by the servant of the Lord, by David.” (36:2) Saith vice itself to the wicked—so I feel it within my heart— that he should have no dread of God before his eyes.

² (36:3) For he flattereth himself in his own eyes too much to find out his iniquity to hate it.

³ (36:4) The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

⁴ (36:5) He deviseth wickedness upon his couch; he placeth himself on a way that is not good; evil he despiseth not.

⁵ (36:6) O Lord, into the heavens reacheth thy kindness, thy faithfulness even into the skies.

⁶ (36:7) Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; thy acts of justice like the great deep: man and beast dost thou ever help, O Lord.

⁷ (36:8) How precious is thy kindness, O God! And the children of men that seek shelter under the shadow of thy wings,—

⁸ (36:9) These will be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and of the stream of thy delights wilt thou give them to drink.

¹ A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, Neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

² For they shall soon be withered as the grass, And shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

³ Hope in the Lord, and do good; And dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.

⁴ Delight thyself in the Lord; And he shall grant thee the requests of thy heart.

⁵ Disclose thy way to the Lord, And hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

⁶ And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, And thy judgment as the noonday.

⁷ Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: Fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, At the man that does unlawful deeds.

⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself so as to do evil.

¹ “For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord.” To speak of the ungodliness of the wicked is in my heart. He hath no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, Till his iniquity is found out and hated.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; He neglecteth to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; He persevereth in an evil way; He abhorreth not sin.

⁵ Thy goodness, O LORD! reacheth to the heavens, And thy faithfulness to the clouds;

⁶ Thy righteousness is like the high mountains; Thy judgments are a great deep; Thou, O LORD! preservest man and beast!

⁷ How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! Yea, the sons of men seek refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

⁸ They are satisfied with the abundance of thy house, And thou causest them to drink of the full stream of thy pleasures.

¹ For the leader. Of the servant of the Lord, of David. Sin whispers within the heart of the wicked, who have no dread of God before their eyes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹ For the leader. Of the servant of the Lord, of David. Sin whispers within the heart of the wicked, who have no dread of God before their eyes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹ An inner sanctuary is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: “There is no fear of Elohim ·God, Judge· before his eyes.”

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He does not abhor evil.

⁵ Your cheshed ·loving-kindness·, Adonai , is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

⁶ Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Adonai , you preserve man and animal.

⁷ How precious is your cheshed ·loving-kindness·, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

¹ For the chief musician. A psalm of David the servant of Yahweh. An evil man speaks of his transgression from deep in his heart, there is no fear of God in his eyes.

² For he comforts himself, thinking that his sin will not be discovered and be hated.

³ His words are sinful and deceitful; he does not want to be wise and do good.

⁴ While he lies in bed, he plans ways to sin; he sets out on an evil way; he does not reject evil.

⁵ Your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, reaches to the heavens; your loyalty reaches to the clouds.

⁶ Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep. Yahweh, you preserve both mankind and the animals.

⁷ How precious is your covenant faithfulness, God! Humanity takes refuge under the shadow of your wings.

⁸ They feast upon the abundance of your house; you let them drink from the river of your delights.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh. A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

⁵ Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

⁶ Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.

⁷ How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of the LORD. A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

⁵ Your loving kindness, LORD, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

⁶ Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgements are like a great deep. LORD, you preserve man and animal.

⁷ How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity is found to be hateful.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath ceased to be wise, and to do good.

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

⁵ Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth to the clouds.

⁶ Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

⁷ How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of the LORD. A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

⁵ Your loving kindness, LORD, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

⁶ Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. LORD, you preserve man and animal.

⁷ How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of the LORD. A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

⁵ Your loving kindness, LORD, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

⁶ Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgements are like a great deep. LORD, you preserve man and animal.

⁷ How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

⁸ They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

¹ To victory, to David or the psalm of David, the servant of the Lord. The unjust man said, that he trespass in himself; the dread of God is not before his eyes.

² For he did guilefully in the sight of God; that his wickedness be found to be hatred.

³ The words of his mouth be wickedness and guile; he would not understand to do well.

⁴ He thought wickedness in his bed; he stood nigh all ways not good; forsooth he hated not malice.

⁵ Lord, thy mercy is in heaven; and thy truth is unto the clouds.

⁶ Thy rightfulness or rightwiseness is as the hills of God; thy dooms be as much depth of waters. Lord, thou shalt save men and beasts;

⁷ as thou, God, hast multiplied thy mercy. But the sons of men shall hope in the covering of thy wings.

⁸ They shall be filled greatly of the plenty of thine house; and thou shalt give drink to them of the stiff stream of thy liking or thy delight.

¹ To victory, to David or the psalm of David, the servant of the Lord. The unjust man said, that he trespass in himself; the dread of God is not before his eyes. (For the choirmaster, a song by David, a servant of the Lord. The wicked man said, My sin, or my trespass, is my concern alone; and so the fear of God is not in his heart or and so reverence for God is not in his heart.)

² For he did guilefully in the sight of God; that his wickedness be found to (be) hatred. (But he did deceitfully before God; until his wickedness was found to be hateful.)

³ The words of his mouth be wickedness and guile; he would not understand to do well. (The words of his mouth be wicked and deceitful; he desireth not to understand, or to do good.)

⁴ He thought wickedness in his bed; he stood nigh (to) all way(s) (that be) not good; forsooth he hated not malice.

⁵ Lord, thy mercy is in heaven; and thy truth is unto the clouds. (Lord, thy love reacheth up to the heavens; and thy faithfulness up to the clouds.)

⁶ Thy rightfulness is as the hills of God; thy dooms be (as) much depth of waters. Lord, thou shalt save men and beasts; (Thy righteousness is as high as the mountains; thy judgements, or thy just acts, be as deep as the water. Lord, thou shalt save people and beasts;)

⁷ as thou, God, hast multiplied thy mercy. But the sons of men shall hope in the covering of thy wings. (for thou, God, hast multiplied thy love. And so the sons and daughters of men shall hope for or shall trust in the covering of thy wings.)

⁸ They shall be (ful)filled greatly of the plenty of thine house; and thou shalt give drink to them of the stiff stream of thy liking. (They shall be filled from the rich plenty of thy House; and thou shalt give drink to them out of the flowing stream of thy delights, or of thy goodness.)

¹ To the Overseer. — By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, 'Fear of God is not before his eyes,

² For he made it smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently — to do good.

⁴ Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

⁵ O Jehovah, in the heavens is Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness is unto the clouds.

⁶ Thy righteousness is as mountains of God, Thy judgments are a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.

⁷ How precious is Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

⁸ They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.