Psalms

The Psalter is Israel’s hymnbook: lament, praise, thanksgiving, royal psalms, and wisdom. It trains the heart to speak to God in trouble and in joy, and it points ahead to the Messiah.

Author: David and others
Date: c. 1400–400 BC
Theme: Prayers and songs for every season of the life of faith.
Key verses: Psalm 23; Psalm 51; Psalm 119:105
Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 36

1To the Overseer. --By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, `Fear of God is not before his eyes, 2For he made it smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated. 3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently--to do good. 4Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.' 5O Jehovah, in the heavens is Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness is unto the clouds. 6Thy righteousness is as mountains of God, Thy judgments are a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah. 7How precious is Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust. 8They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink. 9For with Thee is a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light. 10Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart. 11Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me. 12There have workers of iniquity fallen, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!

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