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Psalms 36

Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

  1. 1
    WEBFor 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.
    KJVTo 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. 2
    WEBFor he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.
    KJVFor he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
  3. 3
    WEBThe words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
    KJVThe words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
  4. 4
    WEBHe plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.
    KJVHe deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
  5. 5
    WEBYour loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
    KJVThy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
  6. 6
    WEBYour righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.
    KJVThy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
  7. 7
    WEBHow precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
    KJVHow excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
  8. 8
    WEBThey shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.
    KJVThey shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
  9. 9
    WEBFor with you is the spring of life. In your light we will see light.
    KJVFor with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
  10. 10
    WEBOh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
    KJVO continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
  11. 11
    WEBDon’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.
    KJVLet not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
  12. 12
    WEBThere the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.
    KJVThere are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
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