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1 An oracle is within my heart
concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:[b]
There is no fear of God
before his eyes.
2 For in their own eyes they flatter himself
too much to detect or hate his sin.
3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
he has ceased to be wise and to do good.
4 Even on his bed he plot evil;
he commit himself to a sinful course
and does not reject what is wrong.
5 Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.
6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the great deep.
O Lord, you preserve both man and beast.
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7 How priceless is your unfailing love!
Both high and low among men take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8 They feast in the abundance of your house;
you give them drink from your river of delights.
9 For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.
10 Continue your love to those who know you,
your righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 May the foot of the proud not come against me,
nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12 See how the evildoers lie fallen –
thrown down, not able to rise!
(NIV)
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Psalm 36 A Psalm] of David the servant of the LORD.
The themes of this psalm are made clear. verses
• 1-4 – are a wisdom description of the wicked.
• 5-9 Praises to God in a hymn
• 10-12 A prayer of help against evil doers
It is thought that the psalm might be a combination of three psalms, because the sections are so divided.
Verses 1-4: God has given His prophet a special message, a “vision”, concerning how the wicked look at life and how they live. God is open to a person’s thoughts and why they pursue evil. The oracle explains that wicked people flatter themselves that they are indifferent to their evil behaviour. The righteous person who knows God and patterns his or her life after biblical teaching will not have such disregard but will hate sin (Prov. 8:13).
Those who do not know God within their hearts, do not fear Him, or they would not be committing these sins. The point the psalm makes that we should also, realize our position with God. We are servants of God. Each one of us preach a sermon to the world, with each day of our lives, in the way we conduct our lives.
Verses 5-9 David is expressing the mercy and faithfulness of God.
Christians who put their trust in God are protected through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Verses 10-12. Perhaps a personal prayer of help against evil doers.
The psalm ends with a positive note of confidence from David. May my enemies who were workers of iniquity and have fallen, will they not come against me again. David thanks God for saving him and defeating the evil ones.
I think for us verse 10 speaks to us; of loving one another, being aware of the wicked around us, how evil doers are thrown down. We should always be aware of the people around us, of people that might trick us into doing something wrong. When we keep Gods words in your heart, God will look after us.
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