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Psalm 36 - God's loving devotion. Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to
the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

Psalm 36
The Transgression of the Wicked
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David,
the servant of the LORD.

1  An oracle is in my heart
regarding the transgression of the
wicked man:
There is no fear of God
before his eyes. 
2 For his eyes are too full of conceit
to detect or hate his own sin.
3  The words of his mouth are wicked and
deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and
well-doing.
4  Even on his bed he plots wickedness;
he sets himself on a path that is not
good; he fails to reject evil.
5  Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to
the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
6  Your righteousness is like the highest
mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest
sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.
7  How precious is Your loving devotion,
O God, that the children of men take refuge
in the shadow of Your wings!
8  They feast on the abundance of Your
house, and You give them drink from Your
river of delights.
9  For with You is the fountain of life;
in Your light we see light.
10  Extend Your loving devotion to those who
know You, and Your righteousness to the upright
in heart.
11 Let not the foot of the proud come against
me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me
away.
12  There the evildoers lie fallen,
thrown down and unable to rise.