The Transgression of the Wicked 1 UST Wicked people act as though they are obeying a voice from deep within themselves that is urging them to sin. They have no respect for God at all. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
2 UST Indeed, they are so proud that they refuse to recognize how wrongly they act so that they might hate{ doing those things}. BSB BSB: For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.
3 UST Everything that they say is wicked and deceptive; they have stopped acting wisely and{ stopped} doing what is right. BSB BSB: The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
4 UST They plan sinful activities while lying on their beds; they commit themselves to a bad way of living; they do not refuse to do evil things. BSB BSB: Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
5 UST Yahweh, the amount that you faithfully love us is so much that it is as though it fills the heavens. If we could measure how trustworthy you are, the amount would extend into the clouds. BSB BSB: Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
6 UST Your way of doing what is right is{ as permanent} as the highest mountains; your way of acting justly is{ as vast and mysterious} as the deepest oceans. Yahweh, you take care of{ all living creatures,} both people and animals. BSB BSB: Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.
7 UST God, how precious it is that you faithfully love us! You protect people just as a bird shelters its young under its wings. BSB BSB: How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
8 UST You provide for them plenty of food from the abundant supply that you have; you satisfy them with good things that they enjoy, as if from a never- ending stream. BSB BSB: They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
9 UST Indeed, you are the one who causes everything to live; you are the one who makes it possible for us to understand what is true. BSB BSB: For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
10 UST Please continue to faithfully love those who know you, and continue to do right for those who sincerely want to do what is right. BSB BSB: Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 UST Do not let arrogant people overcome me, and do not let wicked people force me to flee. BSB BSB: Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12 UST See how the people who do evil have fallen! God has thrown them down, and they can never get up again. BSB BSB: There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
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