Psalms 36
36
The Blessing of the Wise
A poetic song by King David, the servant of the Lord
1The rebellion of sin speaks as an oracle of God,
speaking deeply to the conscience of wicked men. # 36:1 Or “The heart of the wicked is rebellious to the core.”
Yet they are still eager to sin,
for the fear of God is not before their eyes.
2See how they flatter themselves,
unable to detect and detest their sins.
They are crooked and conceited,
convinced they can get away with anything.
3Their wicked words are nothing but lies.
Wisdom is far from them.
Goodness is both forgotten and forsaken.
4They lie awake at night to hatch their evil plots,
always planning their schemes of darkness,
and never once do they consider the evil of their ways.
5But you, O Lord, your mercy-seat love is limitless,
reaching higher than the highest heavens.
Your great faithfulness is infinite,
stretching over the whole earth.
6Your righteousness is unmovable,
just like the mighty mountains.
Your judgments are as full of wisdom
as the oceans are full of water.
Your tender care and kindness leave no one forgotten,
not a man or even a mouse.
7O God, how extravagant is your cherishing love!
All mankind can find a hiding place
under the shadow of your wings.
8All may drink of the anointing from the abundance # 36:8 The Hebrew word translated “abundance” is literally “butterfat” or “oil.” It is a symbol of the anointing of the Holy Spirit. of your house. # 36:8 Or “They will be satisfied [or watered] in the abundance of your house.”
All may drink their fill from the rivers of Eden. # 36:8 Or “Eden’s rivers of pleasure.” The garden of Eden had flowing rivers of delight. Eden means “pleasure.” The Hebrew word used here is the plural form of Eden.
9The fountain of life flows from you # 36:9 See Prov. 10:11; 13:14; John 1:4. to satisfy me.
In your light of holiness we receive the light of revelation.
10Lord, keep pouring out your unfailing love
on those who are near you.
Release more of your blessings to those who are loyal to you.
11Don’t let these proud boasters trample me down;
don’t let them push me around
by the sheer strength of their wickedness.
12There they lie in the dirt, these evil ones,
thrown down to the ground, never to arise again!
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Psalm 36
The Lord's servant, David, wrote this song for the music leader.
A message from God
1A wicked person turns against God completely.
He does not respect God.
2He is too proud to think about his sin,
so he does not hate it.
3He speaks wicked things to deceive people.
He does nothing that is wise or good.
4While he lies on his bed at night,
he thinks about bad things that he can do.
He lives only to do things that are not good.
He does not turn away from evil things.
5 Lord your faithful love reaches as high as the sky.
People can trust you beyond the clouds.
6Your justice is like the strongest mountains.
You always do what is right,
more than the seas are deep. #36:6 The sky, the clouds, the mountains and the seas are all bigger than we can understand. But God is much greater than all these things that he has made.
You take care of people and animals
and you keep them safe.
7God, your faithful love has great value!
You keep all humans safe,
like birds protect their babies under their wings.
8You have plenty of food in your house,
to give them all that they need.
You give them water from your river,
that makes them happy when they drink it.
9Yes, you are the one who gives us light and life.
10Continue to love those who serve you as your people.
Let good, honest people receive your justice.
11Do not let proud people hurt me.
Do not let evil people chase me away from home.
12Now I see that those wicked people have fallen down!
They are lying there on the ground,
and they cannot get up again!
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