Tree of Life Version
Psalms 36:1
1For the music director, of David the servant of Adonai.
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
For the music director, of David the servant of Adonai. 2An oracle of Transgression— within my heart, to the wicked one: “There is no fear of God before his eyes. 3For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to notice his iniquity —or hate it.
Read all of Psalms 36Psalms 36:1 word by word
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 18:1For the music director: a psalm of David the servant of Adonai. He chanted the words of this song to Adonai on the day Adonai delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
- Psalms 90:1A prayer of Moses the man of God. My Lord, You have been our dwelling from generation to generation.
- Psalms 143:12In Your mercy cut off my enemies and destroy all who harass my soul, for I am Your servant.
- Deuteronomy 34:5So Moses the servant of Adonai died there in the land of Moab, as was from the mouth of Adonai.
- 2 Timothy 2:24The Lord’s slave must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, tolerant.
- James 1:1Jacob, a slave of God and of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, To the twelve tribes in the Diaspora: Shalom!
- 2 Peter 1:1Simon Peter, a slave and emissary of Messiah Yeshua, To those who have received a faith equal to ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Messiah Yeshua:
- Jude 1:1Judah, a slave of Yeshua the Messiah and brother of Jacob, To those who are called, who are loved in God the Father, and kept safe for Yeshua the Messiah:
- Revelation 1:1The revelation of Yeshua the Messiah, which God gave Him to show to His servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
- 1 Samuel 15:13Now when Samuel reached Saul, Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of Adonai! I have carried out Adonai’s command.”
- Proverbs 20:11Even a child is known by his actions, whether his conduct is pure and upright.
- Matthew 7:16You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes aren’t gathered from thorn bushes or figs from thistles, are they?
- Matthew 12:33“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for the tree is known by its fruit.
- Psalms 112:1Halleluyah! Happy is the man who fears Adonai, who delights greatly in His mitzvot.
- Genesis 20:11Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘There is certainly no fear of God in this place, so they’ll kill me, because of my wife.’
- Proverbs 8:13To fear Adonai is to hate evil. I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and a perverse mouth.
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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