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

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

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

For he flatters himself in his own eyes until his iniquity is found to be hateful.

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

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

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

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

5 Y our lovingkindness, O Lord, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light.

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

Extend thy mercy unto those that know thee and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

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

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

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

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