Human Wickedness and God's Love
For the choir director. [A psalm] of David, the Lord's servant.
1 An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked: There is no dread of God before his eyes,
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for in his own eyes he flatters himself [too much] to discover and hate his sin.
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The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
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Even on his bed he makes malicious plans. He sets himself on a path that is not good and does not reject evil.
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Lord, Your faithful love [reaches] to heaven, Your faithfulness to the skies.
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Your righteousness is like the highest mountain; Your judgments, like the deepest sea. Lord, You preserve man and beast.
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God, Your faithful love is so valuable that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
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They are filled from the abundance of Your house; You let them drink from Your refreshing stream,