Psalm 36:3

3 Frevel und Trug sind die Worte seines Mundes; er hat es aufgegeben, verständig zu sein, Gutes zu tun.

Psalm 36:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 36:3

The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit
Not only sinful, but sin itself; his mouth is full of cursing and bitterness, of filthy and unchaste words, of corrupt communication, lying, deceit, and flattery; out of the abundance of the wickedness of his heart his mouth speaketh; and which shows the badness of it, and proves all that is said before of him;

he hath left off to be wise, [and] to do good;
by which the psalmist seems to intend one that had been a professor of religion, who, besides the light of nature he had acted contrary to, had had the advantage of a divine revelation, and had been enlightened into the knowledge of divine things, and had done many things externally good, particularly acts of beneficence; but now had dropped his profession of religion, denied the truths he had been enlightened into, and ceased from doing good; otherwise a natural man understandeth not; and, though he is wise to do evil, to do good he has no knowledge.

Psalm 36:3 In-Context

1 Dem Vorsänger. Von dem Knechte Jehovas, von David. Die Übertretung des Gesetzlosen spricht im Innern meines Herzens: Es ist keine Furcht Gottes vor seinen Augen.

2 Denn es schmeichelt ihm in seinen eigenen Augen, seine Ungerechtigkeit zu erreichen, Haß auszuüben.

3 Frevel und Trug sind die Worte seines Mundes; er hat es aufgegeben, verständig zu sein, Gutes zu tun.

4 Frevel ersinnt er auf seinem Lager; er stellt sich auf einen Weg, der nicht gut ist; das Böse verabscheut er nicht.

5 Jehova! An die Himmel reicht deine Güte, bis zu den Wolken deine Treue.