1 ¶ The rebellion of the wicked saith to my heart that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, `Fear of God is not before his eyes,

2 F or he flatters himself in his own eyes until his iniquity is found to be hateful.

For he made smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

3 T he words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he has left off to be wise and to do good.

The words of his mouth iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

4 H e devises iniquity upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not abhor evil.

Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

5 ¶ Thy mercy, O LORD, reaches unto the heavens, and thy truth reaches unto the clouds.

O Jehovah, in the heavens Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness unto the clouds.

6 T hy righteousness is like the mountains of God; thy judgments are a great deep; O LORD, thou dost preserve man and beast.

Thy righteousness as mountains of God, Thy judgments a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.

7 H ow excellent is thy mercy, O God! therefore the sons of Adam cover themselves in the shadow of thy wings.

How precious Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

8 T hey shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.

9 F or with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light.

For with Thee a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.

10 E xtend thy mercy unto those that know thee and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.

11 L et not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.

12 T here are the workers of iniquity fallen; they are cast down and shall not be able to rise.

There have workers of iniquity fallen, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!