Chapter 36
1לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְעֶבֶד־יְהֹוָה לְדָוִֽדFor the leader. Of the servant of GOD, of David.
2נְאֻֽם־פֶּשַׁע לָרָשָׁע בְּקֶרֶב לִבִּי אֵֽין־פַּחַד אֱלֹהִים לְנֶגֶד עֵינָֽיוI know what Transgression says to the wicked; they have no sense of the dread of God,
3כִּֽי־הֶחֱלִיק אֵלָיו בְּעֵינָיו לִמְצֹא עֲוֺנוֹ לִשְׂנֹֽאbecause its speech is seductive to them till their iniquity be found out and they be hated.
4דִּבְרֵי־פִיו אָוֶן וּמִרְמָה חָדַל לְהַשְׂכִּיל לְהֵיטִֽיבTheir words are evil and deceitful; they will not consider doing good.
5אָוֶן יַחְשֹׁב עַֽל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ יִתְיַצֵּב עַל־דֶּרֶךְ לֹא־טוֹב רָע לֹא יִמְאָֽסIn bed they plot mischief; they are set on a path of no good, they do not reject evil.
6יְהֹוָה בְּהַשָּׁמַיִם חַסְדֶּךָ אֱמוּנָתְךָ עַד־שְׁחָקִֽיםO ETERNAL One, Your faithfulness reaches to heaven; Your steadfastness to the sky;
7צִדְקָתְךָ כְּֽהַרְרֵי־אֵל מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ תְּהוֹם רַבָּה אָדָֽם־וּבְהֵמָה תוֹשִׁיעַ יְהֹוָֽהYour beneficence is like the high mountains; Your justice like the great deep; human and animal You deliver, O ETERNAL One.
8מַה־יָּקָר חַסְדְּךָ אֱלֹהִים וּבְנֵי אָדָם בְּצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ יֶחֱסָיֽוּןHow precious is Your faithful care, O God! Humankind shelters in the shadow of Your wings.
9יִרְוְיֻן מִדֶּשֶׁן בֵּיתֶךָ וְנַחַל עֲדָנֶיךָ תַשְׁקֵֽםThey feast on the rich fare of Your house; You let them drink at Your refreshing stream.
10כִּֽי־עִמְּךָ מְקוֹר חַיִּים בְּאוֹרְךָ נִרְאֶה־אֽוֹרWith You is the fountain of life; by Your light do we see light.
11מְשֹׁךְ חַסְדְּךָ לְיֹדְעֶיךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ לְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽבBestow Your faithful care on those devoted to You, and Your beneficence on the upright.
12אַל־תְּבוֹאֵנִי רֶגֶל גַּאֲוָה וְיַד־רְשָׁעִים אַל־תְּנִדֵֽנִיLet not the foot of the arrogant tread on me, or the hand of the wicked drive me away.
13שָׁם נָפְלוּ פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן דֹּחוּ וְלֹא־יָכְלוּ קֽוּםThere lie the evildoers, fallen, thrust down, unable to rise.