*Psalms 36

₁Sinners don't respect God.

They rebel_against Him

and they don't fear Him.

₂They think they are wonderful.

They don't realise that

they have done wrong

and they are not sorry.

₃When they speak,

they talk about how they can

do wrong and cheat people.

They don't know

how to be wise and good.

₄When they lie down on their beds,

they think of the bad things

that they can do and

they don't choose the good way.

They don't stop doing things that are wrong.

₅Lord, please do what You have promised.

Your love goes all over the world and into heaven.

You stay the same, here and in the sky.

₆Lord, your righteousness

is as high as the mountains.

You are fair and your goodness

is as deep as the sea.

You protect people and animals.

₇O God, your love is precious to us.

You protect people

in the shadow of your wings.

₈There are many things

that people can enjoy in your temple

and You invite your children

to your feast. You let them drink

from the streams of water.

This is how many blessings

You give them.

₉You are the One who gives us life,

and You give us light which makes us alive.

₁₀Lord, please keep loving

the people who know You,

and continue doing what is good

and right to people who are honest.

₁₁Don't let proud people attack me,

and don't let sinful people chase me away.

₁₂Look, the people who do bad things

have fallen down. They lie on the ground,

and they can not get up.