Psaume 36:3

3 Car il se flatte lui-même à ses propres yeux, pour accomplir son péché, pour exercer sa haine.

Psaume 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.

Psaume 36:3 In-Context

1 Au maître-chantre. Psaume de David, serviteur de l'Éternel.
2 L'impiété du méchant me dit au fond de mon cœur, que la crainte de Dieu n'est point devant ses yeux.
3 Car il se flatte lui-même à ses propres yeux, pour accomplir son péché, pour exercer sa haine.
4 Les paroles de sa bouche ne sont qu'iniquité et que fraude; il renonce à être intelligent, à bien faire.
5 Il médite l'iniquité sur son lit; il se tient au chemin qui n'est pas bon, il n'a point en horreur le mal.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.