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Psalms 36:2
2In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 36:2
1Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all. In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are. 3Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good. 4They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. Their actions are never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil.
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 10:3For they brag about their evil desires; they praise the greedy and curse the Lord.
- Psalms 49:18In this life they consider themselves fortunate and are applauded for their success.
- Deuteronomy 29:19“Those who hear the warnings of this curse should not congratulate themselves, thinking, ‘I am safe, even though I am following the desires of my own stubborn heart.’ This would lead to utter ruin!
- Jeremiah 2:23“You say, ‘That’s not true! I haven’t worshiped the images of Baal!’ But how can you say that? Go and look in any valley in the land! Face the awful sins you have done. You are like a restless female camel desperately searching for a mate.
- Jeremiah 17:9“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?
- Hosea 12:7But no, the people are like crafty merchants selling from dishonest scales— they love to cheat.
- Luke 10:29The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
- Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who dearly loved their money, heard all this and scoffed at him.
- Romans 7:9At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life,
- Romans 10:3For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law.
- 1 Samuel 15:18And the Lord sent you on a mission and told you, ‘Go and completely destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, until they are all dead.’
- 1 Chronicles 10:13So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He failed to obey the Lord’s command, and he even consulted a medium
- Romans 3:9Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are 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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