Wickedness of Men and Lovingkindness of God.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.

1Transgression speaks to the ungodly within his heart;
         There is no fear of God before his eyes.

2For it flatters him in his own eyes
         Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.

3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
         He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

4He plans wickedness upon his bed;
         He sets himself on a path that is not good;
         He does not despise evil.

5Your lovingkindness, O LORD, extends to the heavens,
         Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
         Your judgments are like a great deep.
         O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

7How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
         And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

8They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;
         And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights.

9For with You is the fountain of life;
         In Your light we see light.

10O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,
         And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

11Let not the foot of pride come upon me,
         And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

12There the doers of iniquity have fallen;
         They have been thrust down and cannot rise.

NASB ©1995

American Standard Version
The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Unto the end, for the servant of God, David himself. The unjust hath said within himself, that he would sin : there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Darby Bible Translation
{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of the servant of Jehovah; of David.} The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

English Revised Version
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Webster's Bible Translation
To 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.

World English Bible
An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."

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