Psalms 36 - 38 — Legacy Standard Bible

In Your Light We See Light

For the choir director. Of the servant of Yahweh, of David.

¹Transgression declares to the ²ungodly within ³his heart;There is ^ano dread of God before his eyes.²For it ^aflatters him in his eyesFor one to discover his iniquity and hate it.³The ^awords of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;He has ^bceased to consider to do good.⁴He ^adevises wickedness upon his bed;He sets himself on a ^bpath that is not good;He ^cdoes not despise evil.⁵Your ^alovingkindness, O Yahweh, is in the heavens,Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.⁶Your ^arighteousness is like the ¹mountains of God;Your ^bjudgments are like a great deep.O Yahweh, You ^csave man and beast.⁷How ^aprecious is Your lovingkindness, O God!And the sons of men ^btake refuge in the shadow of Your wings.⁸They ¹are ^asatisfied from the ²richness of Your house;And You give them to drink of the ^briver of Your delights.⁹For with You is the ^afountain of life;In Your light we see light.¹⁰Continue Your lovingkindness to ^athose who know You,And Your ^brighteousness to the upright in heart.¹¹Let not the foot of ¹pride come upon me,And let not the hand of the ²ungodly drive me away.¹²There the workers of wickedness have fallen;They have been thrust down and ^acannot rise.

Delight Yourself in Yahweh

א Aleph

Of David.

^aDo not fret because of evildoers,Be not ^benvious toward doers of unrighteousness.²For they will ^awither quickly like the grassAnd ^bfade like the green herb.

ב Beth

³^aTrust in Yahweh and do good;^bDwell in the land and ¹^,^ccultivate faithfulness.⁴^aDelight yourself in Yahweh;And He will ^bgive you the desires of your heart.

ג Gimel

⁵^aCommit your way to Yahweh,Trust in Him, and He will do it.⁶He will bring forth ^ayour righteousness as the lightAnd your judgment ^bas the noonday.

ד Daleth

⁷Be still in Yahweh and ^await ¹patiently for Him;^bDo not fret because of him who ^cprospers in his way,Because of the man who carries out schemes of wickedness.

ה He

⁸Cease from anger and ^aforsake wrath;Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.⁹For ^aevildoers will be cut off,But those who hope for Yahweh, they will ^binherit the land.

ו Vav

¹⁰Yet ^aa little while and the wicked man will be no more;You will look carefully at ^bhis place, and he will not be there.¹¹But ^athe lowly will inherit the landAnd will delight themselves in ^babundant peace.

ז Zayin

¹²The wicked ^aschemes against the righteousAnd ^bgnashes at him with his teeth.¹³The Lord ^alaughs at him,For He sees that ^bhis day is coming.

ח Heth

¹⁴The wicked have drawn the sword and ^abent their bowTo cast down the ^bafflicted and the needy,To ^cslay those who are upright in conduct.¹⁵Their sword will enter their own heart,And their ^abows will be broken.

ט Teth

¹⁶^aBetter is the little of the righteousThan the abundance of many wicked.¹⁷For the ^aarms of the wicked will be broken,But Yahweh ^bsustains the righteous.

י Yodh

¹⁸Yahweh ^aknows the days of the ¹blameless,And their ^binheritance will be forever.¹⁹They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,And ^ain the days of famine they will be satisfied.

כ Kaph

²⁰But the ^awicked will perish;And the enemies of Yahweh will be like the ¹glory of the pastures,They vanish—^bin smoke they vanish away.

ל Lamedh

²¹The wicked borrows and does not pay back,But the righteous ^ais gracious and gives.²²For ^athose blessed by Him will ^binherit the land,But those ^ccursed by Him will be cut off.

מ Mem

²³^aThe footsteps of a man are established by Yahweh,And He ^bdelights in his way.²⁴When ^ahe falls, he will not be hurled headlong,Because ^bYahweh is the One ¹who sustains his hand.

נ Nun

²⁵I was young and now I am old,Yet ^aI have not seen the righteous forsakenOr ^bhis seed begging bread.²⁶All day long ^ahe is gracious and lends,And ^bhis seed is a blessing.

ס Samekh

²⁷^aDepart from evil and do good,So you will dwell ^bforever.

ע Ayin

²⁸For Yahweh ^aloves ¹justiceAnd ^bwill not forsake His holy ones;They are ^ckept forever,But the ^dseed of the wicked will be cut off.²⁹The righteous will ^ainherit the landAnd ^bdwell in it forever.

פ Pe

³⁰The mouth of the righteous ^autters wisdom,And his tongue ^bspeaks justice.³¹The ^alaw of his God is in his heart;His ^bsteps do not slip.

צ Tsadhe

³²The ^awicked spies upon the righteousAnd ^bseeks to put him to death.³³Yahweh will ^anot forsake him in his hand;^bHe will not condemn him when he is judged.

ק Qoph

³⁴^aHope for Yahweh and keep His way,And He will exalt you to inherit the land;When the ^bwicked are cut off, you will see it.

ר Resh

³⁵I have ^aseen a wicked, ruthless manSpreading himself like a ^bluxuriant ¹tree in its native soil.³⁶Then ¹he passed away, and behold, he ^awas no more;I sought for him, but he could not be found.

שׁ Shin

³⁷Observe the ¹^,^ablameless man, and behold the ^bupright;For the man of peace will have ²a ^cposterity.³⁸But transgressors will be altogether ^adestroyed;The ¹posterity of the wicked will be ^bcut off.

ת Tav

³⁹But the ^asalvation of the righteous is from Yahweh;He is their strength ^bin time of distress.⁴⁰^aYahweh helps them and protects them;He ^bprotects them from the wicked and saves them,Because they ^ctake refuge in Him.

Do Not Forsake Me, O Yahweh

A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.

O Yahweh, ^areprove me not in Your wrath,And discipline me not in Your burning anger.²For Your ^aarrows have pressed deep into me,And ^bYour hand has pressed down upon me.³There is ^ano soundness in my flesh ^bbecause of Your indignation;There is no health ^cin my bones because of my sin.⁴For my ^ainiquities go over my head;As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.⁵My ¹wounds stink and rotBecause of ^amy ²folly.⁶I am bent over and ^agreatly bowed down;I ^bgo mourning all day long.⁷For my loins are filled with ^aburning,And there is ^bno soundness in my flesh.⁸I am ^afaint and ¹badly crushed;I ²^,^bgroan because of the ³agitation of my heart.⁹Lord, all ^amy desire is ¹before You;And my ^bsighing is not hidden from You.¹⁰My heart throbs, ^amy strength forsakes me;And the ^blight of my eyes, even ¹that ²has gone from me.¹¹My ¹^,^aloved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;And my kinsmen ^bstand afar off.¹²Those who ^asearch for my life ^blay snares for me;And those who ^cseek ¹to do me evil have ²threatened destruction,And they ^dmeditate on deception all day long.¹³But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;And I am like a ^amute man who does not open his mouth.¹⁴And I am like a man who does not hear,And in whose mouth are no reproofs.¹⁵For ^aI ¹wait on You, O Yahweh;You ^bwill answer, O Lord my God.¹⁶For I said, “Save, lest they be glad over me,Who, when my foot stumbles, ^amagnify themselves against me.”¹⁷For I am ^aready to fall,And ^bmy ¹sorrow is continually before me.¹⁸For I ¹^,^aconfess my iniquity;I am full of ^banxiety because of my sin.¹⁹But my ^aenemies are vigorous and ¹strong,And those who wrongfully ^bhate me abound.²⁰And those who ^arepay evil for good,They ^baccuse me, for I pursue what is good.²¹Do not forsake me, O Yahweh;O my God, ^ado not be far from me!²²Make ^ahaste to help me,O Lord, ^bmy salvation!