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Psalms 36:2
2In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.
Psalms 36:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For he flatters himself in his own eyes, When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.
- New Living Translation (NLT)In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are.
Context of Psalms 36:2
1I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes. In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin. 3The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good. 4Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong.
Read all of Psalms 36Psalms 36:2 word by word
כִּֽי־הֶחֱלִ֣יק אֵלָ֣יו בְּעֵינָ֑יו לִמְצֹ֖א עֲוֹנ֣וֹ לִשְׂנֹֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 36:2
- Psalms 10:3He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.
- Psalms 49:18Though while they live they count themselves blessed— and people praise you when you prosper—
- Deuteronomy 29:19When such a person hears the words of this oath and they invoke a blessing on themselves, thinking, “I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way,” they will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
- Jeremiah 2:23“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? See how you behaved in the valley; consider what you have done. You are a swift she-camel running here and there,
- Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
- Hosea 12:7The merchant uses dishonest scales and loves to defraud.
- Luke 10:29But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
- Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
- Romans 7:9Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.
- Romans 10:3Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
- 1 Samuel 15:18And he sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; wage war against them until you have wiped them out.’
- 1 Chronicles 10:13Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord; he did not keep the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium for guidance,
- Romans 3:9What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
Commentaries on Psalms 36:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For he flattereth himself - He is ruled by the suggestion already mentioned; endeavours to persuade himself that he may safely follow the propensities of his own heart, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. He sins so boldly, that at last he becomes detestable. Some think the words should be thus understood: "He smootheth over in his own eyes with respect to the finding out of his iniquity, to hate it. That is, he sets such a false gloss in his own…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes - He puts such an exalted estimate on himself; he so overrates himself and his own ability in judging of what is right and proper, that he is allowed to pursue a course which ultimately makes his conduct odious to all people: the result is so apparent, and so abominable, that no one can doubt what he himself is. The foundation or the basis of all this is an overweening confidence “in himself” - in his own…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Foolish people reject wisdom and goodness while they chase after evil.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-42-4. This reflection detailed. until his iniquity--literally, "for finding his iniquity for hating"; that is, he persuades himself God will not so find it--"for hating" involving the idea of punishing. Hence his words of iniquity and deceit, and his bold rejection of all right principles of conduct. The climax is that he deliberately adopts and patronizes evil. The negative forms affirm more emphatically their contraries.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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