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Psalm 36

Human Wickedness and Divine Goodness

To the leader. Of David, the servant of the Lord.
¹ Transgression speaks to the wicked
   deep in their hearts;
there is no fear of God
   before their eyes.
² For they flatter themselves in their own eyes
   that their iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
³ The words of their mouths are mischief and deceit;
   they have ceased to act wisely and do good.
⁴ They plot mischief while on their beds;
   they are set on a way that is not good;
   they do not reject evil.

⁵ Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
   your faithfulness to the clouds.
⁶ Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
   your judgements are like the great deep;
   you save humans and animals alike, O Lord.

⁷ How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
   All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
⁸ They feast on the abundance of your house,
   and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
⁹ For with you is the fountain of life;
   in your light we see light.

¹⁰ O continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
   and your salvation to the upright of heart!
¹¹ Do not let the foot of the arrogant tread on me,
   or the hand of the wicked drive me away.
¹² There the evildoers lie prostrate;
   they are thrust down, unable to rise.

Psalm 146

Praise for God’s Help

¹ Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
² I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
   I will sing praises to my God all my life long.

³ Do not put your trust in princes,
   in mortals, in whom there is no help.
⁴ When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
   on that very day their plans perish.

⁵ Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
   whose hope is in the Lord their God,
⁶ who made heaven and earth,
   the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith for ever;
⁷   who executes justice for the oppressed;
   who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;
⁸   the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
   the Lord loves the righteous.
⁹ The Lord watches over the strangers;
   he upholds the orphan and the widow,
   but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

¹⁰ The Lord will reign for ever,
   your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!