Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Psalm 36

Man's Wickedness and
  God's Perfection
To the Chief Musician: A Psalm of David
  The Servant of the Lord

THE PSALMIST PRAYS

An oracle within my heart concerning the
  transgressions of the wicked:
There is no fear of God before his eyes.
For he flatters himself in his own eyes.
When he finds out his iniquity and when
  he hates.
The words of his mouth are wickedness and
  deceit.
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
He devises wickedness on his bed:
He sets himself in a way that is not good:
He does not abhor evil.

PSALMIST DORIS PRAYS

A Psalm within my heart concerning the
 evil doings of the wicked:
There is no sense of wrongness in his heart.
He turns away from the Lord.
He see only the illusion of beauty in his own eyes.
His eyes behold only his own reflection.
He has no compassion.
He plots evil ways in his dreams.
His mouth has no guard.
His demeanor has an ill effect.
He does not hate the evildoer
 but  his jealousy stirs his spirit.

 THE PSALMIST PRAYS:
Your mercy O Lord, is in the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the great
  mountains.
Your judgments are a great deep;
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.

PSALMIST DORIS PRAYS:
Your greatness O Lord, rings through the earth;
Your steadfastness reaches to the galaxies;
Your truthfulness is liken to the wide rivers.
Your thoughts are ever flowing;
O Lord, You strengthen the ox
  and give heart to the man.

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