[1] An oracle within my heart about the transgression of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes. [2] For they flatter themselves in their own eyes, that their iniquity cannot be found out and hated. [3] The words of their mouth are wickedness and deceit; they have ceased to be wise and to do good. [4] They devise mischief on their bed; they set themselves on a path that is not good; they do not reject evil. [5] Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. [6] Your righteousness is like the great mountains, Your judgments like the great deep; O LORD, You preserve man and beast. [7] How excellent is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore mankind seeks refuge in the shadow of Your wings. [8] They will drink their fill from the abundance of Your house, and You will cause them to drink from the river of Your pleasures. [9] For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light. [10] Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart. [11] Do not let the foot of the arrogant come against me, and do not let the hand of the wicked cause me to wander. [12] There the workers of iniquity have fallen; they are cast down and not able to rise.
