Psalm 36

Wickedness of Men and Lovingkindness of God.

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Transgression speaks to the ungodly within ^(a)his heart;
There is ^(A)no fear of God before his eyes.

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For ^(b)it ^(B)flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.

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The ^(C)words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
He has ^(D)ceased to ^(c)be wise and to do good.

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He ^(E)plans wickedness upon his bed;
He sets himself on a ^(F)path that is not good;
He ^(G)does not despise evil.

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Your ^(H)lovingkindness, O Lord, ^(d)extends to the heavens,
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

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Your ^(I)righteousness is like the ^(e)mountains of God;
Your ^(J)judgments are like a great deep.
O Lord, You ^(K)preserve man and beast.

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How ^(L)precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
And the children of men ^(M)take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

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They ^(N)drink their fill of the ^(f)abundance of Your house;
And You give them to drink of the ^(O)river of Your delights.

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For with You is the ^(P)fountain of life;
In Your light we see light.

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O continue Your lovingkindness to ^(Q)those who know You,
And Your ^(R)righteousness to the upright in heart.

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Let not the foot of pride come upon me,
And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

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There the doers of iniquity have fallen;
They have been thrust down and ^(S)cannot rise.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 36:1: ['Another reading is ', my heart]

b. Psalm 36:2: ['Or ', he flatters himself]

c. Psalm 36:3: ['Or ', understand to do good]

d. Psalm 36:5: ['Lit ', is in]

e. Psalm 36:6: ['Or ', mighty mountains]

f. Psalm 36:8: ['Lit ', fatness]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 36:1: Romans 3:18

B. Psalm 36:2: Deuteronomy 29:19; Psalm 10:11; Psalm 49:18

C. Psalm 36:3: Psalm 10:7; Psalm 12:2

D. Psalm 36:3: Psalm 94:8; Jeremiah 4:22

E. Psalm 36:4: Proverbs 4:16; Micah 2:1

F. Psalm 36:4: Isaiah 65:2

G. Psalm 36:4: Psalm 52:3; Romans 12:9

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

I. Psalm 36:6: Psalm 71:19

J. Psalm 36:6: Job 11:8; Psalm 77:19; Romans 11:33

K. Psalm 36:6: Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 104:14; Psalm 104:15; Psalm 145:16

L. Psalm 36:7: Psalm 40:5; Psalm 139:17

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

N. Psalm 36:8: Psalm 63:5; Psalm 65:4; Isaiah 25:6; Jeremiah 31:12-14

O. Psalm 36:8: Job 20:17; Psalm 46:4; Revelation 22:1

P. Psalm 36:9: Jeremiah 2:13

Q. Psalm 36:10: Jeremiah 22:16

R. Psalm 36:10: Psalm 24:5

S. Psalm 36:12: Psalm 140:10; Isaiah 26:14