Psalm 36

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An oracle within my heart
concerning the transgression of the wicked person:
There is no dread of God before his eyes,^(A)

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for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much
to discover and hate his sin.^(B)

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The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive;^(C)
he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.^(D)

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Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.^(E)
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.^(F)

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Lord, Your faithful love reaches to heaven,
Your faithfulness to the clouds.^(G)

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Your righteousness is like the highest mountains;
Your judgments, like the deepest sea.^(H)
Lord, You preserve man and beast.^(I)

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God, Your faithful love is so valuable
that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.^(J)

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They are filled from the abundance of Your house;
You let them drink from Your refreshing stream,^(K)

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for with You is life’s fountain.^(L)
In Your light we will see light.^(M)

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Spread Your faithful love over those who know You,
and Your righteousness over the upright in heart.^(N)

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Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near me
or the hand of the wicked one drive me away.^(O)

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There the evildoers fall;
they have been thrown down and cannot rise.^(P)

A. Psalm 36:1: Romans 3:18

B. Psalm 36:2: Deuteronomy 29:19; Psalm 10:3; Psalm 49:18

C. Psalm 36:3: Psalm 10:7

D. Psalm 36:3: Jeremiah 4:22

E. Psalm 36:4: Proverbs 4:16

F. Psalm 36:4: Psalm 10:7; Isaiah 65:2

G. Psalm 36:5: Psalm 57:10; Psalm 103:11; Psalm 108:4

H. Psalm 36:6: Psalm 71:19

I. Psalm 36:6: Psalm 104:14-15

J. Psalm 36:7: Ruth 2:12; Psalm 17:8; Psalm 57:1; Psalm 91:4

K. Psalm 36:8: Psalm 46:4; Psalm 65:4; Jeremiah 31:12-14

L. Psalm 36:9: John 4:10; John 4:14

M. Psalm 36:9: John 1:9; Acts 26:18

N. Psalm 36:10: Proverbs 11:6; Jeremiah 22:16

O. Psalm 36:11: Psalm 38:16; Psalm 119:122

P. Psalm 36:12: Psalm 1:5; Psalm 140:10; Isaiah 26:14