New English Translation
Psalms 36:1
1An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,
Psalms 36:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
- New International Version (NIV)I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
Context of Psalms 36:1
An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God, 2for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin. 3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.
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נְאֻֽם־פֶּ֣שַׁע לָ֭רָשָׁע בְּקֶ֣רֶב לִבִּ֑י אֵֽין־פַּ֥חַד אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 36:1
- Psalms 18:1He said: “I love you, Lord, my source of strength!
- Psalms 90:1O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations!
- Psalms 143:12As a demonstration of your loyal love, destroy my enemies! Annihilate all who threaten my life, for I am your servant.
- Deuteronomy 34:5So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab as the Lord had said.
- 2 Timothy 2:24And the Lord’s slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,
- James 1:1From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!
- 2 Peter 1:1From Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, have been granted a faith just as precious as ours.
- Jude 1:1From Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, wrapped in the love of God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 1:1The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John,
- 1 Samuel 15:13When Samuel came to him, Saul said to him, “May the Lord bless you! I have done what the Lord said.”
- Proverbs 20:11Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.
- Matthew 7:16You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from thistles, are they?
- Matthew 12:33“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
- Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.
- Genesis 20:11Abraham replied, “Because I thought, ‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
- Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.
Commentaries on Psalms 36:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart - It is difficult to make any sense of this line as it now stands. How can the transgression of the wicked speak with in my heart? But instead of לבי libbi, My heart, four of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. have לבו libbo, His heart. "The speech of transgression to the wicked is in the midst of his heart." "There is no fear of God before his eyes." It is not by example that such a person sins; the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The transgression of the wicked - There is considerable difficulty in respect to the grammatical construction of the Hebrew in this verse, though the general sense is plain. The main idea undoubtedly is, that the fair explanation of the conduct of the wicked, or the fair inference to be derived from that conduct was, that they had no fear of God before them; that they did in no proper way regard or fear God. The psalmist introduces himself as looking at…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The bad state of the wicked. (1-4) The goodness of God. (5-12) Verses 1-4 From this psalm our hearts should be duly affected with hatred of sin, and seek satisfaction in God's loving-kindness. Here is the root of bitterness, from which all the wickedness of wicked men comes. It takes rise from contempt of God, and the want of due regard to him. Also from the deceit they put upon their own souls. Let us daily beg of God to preserve us from self-flattery…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1no fear of God: Paul uses this phrase to describe how all people are morally corrupt (Romans 3:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. The general sense of this difficult verse is, "that the wicked have no fear of God." The first clause may be rendered, "Saith transgression in my heart, in respect to the wicked, there is no fear," &c., that is, such is my reflection on men's transgressions.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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