Psalm 36:1
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New International Version (©1984)
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. An oracle is within my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

New Living Translation (©2007)
For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the L Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all.

English Standard Version (©2001)
To the choirmaster. Of David, the servant of the LORD. Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. Transgression speaks to the ungodly within his heart; There is no fear of God before his eyes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
[For the choir director; by David, the LORD's servant.] There is an inspired truth about the wicked person who has rebellion in the depths of his heart: He is not terrified of God.

King James Bible
The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

American King James Version
The transgression of the wicked said within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

American Standard Version
The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Bible in Basic English
<To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Unto the end, for the servant of God, David himself. The unjust hath said within himself, that he would sin : there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Darby Bible Translation
{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of the servant of Jehovah; of David.} The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

English Revised Version
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Webster's Bible Translation
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

World English Bible
An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."

Young's Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, 'Fear of God is not before his eyes,

Geneva Study Bible

<A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.>> The transgression of the wicked saith {a} within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

(a) I see evidently by his deeds, that sin pushes forward the reprobate from wickedness to wickedness, even though he goes about to cover his impiety.

Wesley's Notes

36:1 No fear - When I consider the manifold transgressions of ungodly men, I conclude within myself, that they have cast off all fear of the Divine majesty.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

PSALM 36

Ps 36:1-12. On servant of the Lord, see on [583]Ps 18:1, title. The wickedness of man contrasted with the excellency of God's perfections and dispensations; and the benefit of the latter sought, and the evils of the former deprecated.

1. 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.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

36:1-4 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. Sin is very hurtful to the sinner himself, and therefore ought to be hateful; but it is not so. It is no marvel, if those that deceive themselves, seek to deceive all mankind; to whom will they be true, who are false to their own souls? It is bad to do mischief, but worse to devise it, to do it with plot and management. If we willingly banish holy meditations in our solitary hours, Satan will soon occupy our minds with sinful imaginations. Hardened sinners stand to what they have done, as though they could justify it before God himself.


Romans 3:18 "THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES." (NASB ©1995)

Affirming Chief Choirmaster David Deep Director Disobedience Evil-Doer Eyes Fear God Heart Leader Music Musician Music-Maker Oracle Overseer Psalm Servant Sin Sinfulness Speaks Transgression Ungodly Wicked Within

The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

1-4 The grievous state of the wicked 8,9 The excellency of God's mercy 10-12 David prays for favour to God's children

A.M. cir 3463 B.C. cir 541 (Title.) A psalm. This psalm is supposed to have been composed by David at the beginning of Saul's persecutions; but Calmet and others, on good grounds, are of opinion that it was written during the Babylonian captivity

servant Ps 18:1 90:1 143:12 De 34:5 2Ti 2:24 Tit 1:1 Jas 1:1 2Pe 1:1 Jude 1:1 Re 1:1

The transgression. Or, rather, `The speech of transgression to the wicked is within [his heart]; there is no fear of God before his eyes;' for instead of [libbi] `my heart' four MSS have [libbo] `his heart' which is also the reading of the LXX, Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, Ethipic, and Anglo-Saxon. 1Sa 15:13,14 Pr 20:11 Mt 7:16-20 12:33,34 Pr 20:11 Mt 7:16-20 12:33,34 Tit 1:16

no Ps 112:1 Ge 20:11 Pr 8:13 16:6 Ec 12:13 Ro 3:18

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