Psalms — Chapter 36
For the leader. Of the servant of GOD, of David.
I knowaI know Lit. “In my heart is.” what Transgression says to the wicked;they have no sense of the dread of God,
because its speech is seductive to themtill their iniquity be found out and they be hated.bMeaning of verse uncertain.
Their words are evil and deceitful;they will not consider doing good.
In bed they plot mischief;they are set on a path of no good,they do not reject evil.
O ETERNAL One, Your faithfulness reaches to heaven;Your steadfastness to the sky;
Your beneficence is like the high mountains;Your justice like the great deep;human and animal You deliver, O ETERNAL One.
How precious is Your faithful care, O God!Humankind shelters in the shadow of Your wings.
They feast on the rich fare of Your house;You let them drink at Your refreshing stream.
With You is the fountain of life;by Your light do we see light.
Bestow Your faithful care on those devoted to You,and Your beneficence on the upright.
Let not the foot of the arrogant tread on me,or the hand of the wicked drive me away.
There lie the evildoers, fallen,thrust down, unable to rise.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Bhagavad Gita 16:21
“There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one must learn to give these up.”