Psalm 36
To the choirmaster. Of David, the servant of the LORD.
My heart shows me the wickedness of the ungodly; there is no fear of God before his eyes.
For he flatters himself in his own sight, until his abominable sin is found out.
The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit; he has left off behaving wisely and doing good.
He imagines mischief upon his bed, and has set himself in no good way; neither does he abhor anything that is evil.
Your mercy, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, and your faithfulness to the clouds.
Your righteousness stands like the strong mountains; your judgments are like the great deep; you, Lord, shall save both man and beast.
How excellent is your mercy, O God! The children of men shall take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of your house, and you shall give them drink from your pleasures as out of a river.
For with you is the well of life, and in your light shall we see light.
O continue your loving-kindness to those who know you, and your righteousness to those who are true of heart.
O let not the foot of the proud come against me, and let not the hand of the ungodly cast me down.
There have they fallen, all those who work wickedness; they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
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