The Curse of Estrangement from God and the Blessing of Fellowship with Him.
To the chief musician, for use in the liturgical services of the Temple, a psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who here pictures to all other servants of Jehovah the darkness in which the ungodly dwell, and then the light in which the believers have their being.
PSALM XXXVI _The miserable state of the wicked_, 1-4. _The excellence of God's mercy in itself, and to his followers_, 5-9. _He prays for the upright_, 10; _for himself that he may be saved from...
THE 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...
Psalms 36 Contrasts _ 1. What the wicked is and does (Psalms 36:1)_ 2. What Jehovah is and does (Psalms 36:5) 3. Prayer and trust in His loving kindness ...
XXXVI. We have here two Pss. or fragments of two Pss.: A, Psalms 36:1 and possibly Psalms 36:12, and B, Psalms 36:5. XXXVI. A. Psalms 36:1
TITLE, OF DAVID . by David. THE SERVANT OF THE LORD. In the Hebrew text these two words are reversed, and the title stands thus: "Relating to Jehovah's servant, by David ". This is exactly what it is....
As the Psalmist reflects on the conduct of the wicked man, it becomes clear to him that practical atheism is the guiding principle of his life. So the reading of the Massoretic Text, followed in the A...
The ground of the godless man's security in his sin....
DISCOURSE: 557 AWFUL STATE OF UNGODLY MEN Psalms 36:1. _The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes._ WHEN we speak of the wickedness of mankin...
_The grievous estate of the wicked. The excellency of God's mercy. David prayeth for favour to God's children._ To the chief musician. _A Psalm_ of David, the servant of the Lord. _TITLE._ למנצח _LAM...
PSALMS 36 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Oracles False and True, Prompting Prayer and Praise. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 36:1-4, Personified Transgression Deluding and Driving on its Victim. Stanza II., Psalms...
_THE TRANSGRESSION OF THE WICKED SAITH WITHIN MY HEART, THAT THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE HIS EYES._ Title. - TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, A PSALM OF DAVID THE SERVANT OF THE LORD. "The servant of the Lor...
36:1 uttereth (a-19) As an oracle. see 'saith,' Genesis 22:16 ....
This Ps. consists of two strongly contrasted pictures, one of the wickedness of the wicked man (Psalms 36:1), and one of the goodness of God (Psalms 36:5), followed by a prayer that the Psalmist may c...
THE TRANSGRESSION OF THE WICKED SAITH] Sin is personified as an oracle to whose voice the wicked man listens. WITHIN MY HEART] A better reading is, 'within his heart.' _There is_ NO FEAR OF GOD, etc.]...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
THE TRANSGRESSION OF THE WICKED SAITH WITHIN MY HEART... — The literal rendering of the present Hebrew text is, _An utterance of sin to the wicked within my heart._ The common phrase rendered in our v...
לַ † מְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לְ עֶֽבֶד ־יְהוָ֬ה לְ...
Psalms 36:1 THE supposition that the sombre picture of "the wicked" in Psalms 36:1 was originally unconnected with the glorious hymn in Psalms 36:5 fails to give weight to the difference between the s...
GOD THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE Psalms 36:1 The servant of the Lord, as the superscription tells us, is speaking here. He is horror-stricken at the ways and thoughts of the ungodly. By a bold image, Psalms...
The antithetical nature of this psalm is self-evident. In the first part (verses Psa 36:1-4), the reason and expression of the wickedness of the wicked are described. The one and only reason for trans...
"To the chief Musician, [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...
Himself. Hebrew has simply, "for David," (Calmet) as well as the Greek of the Vatican. "It is a mistake in Bellanger to say in general that the Greek adds "a psalm," since this is true only with respe...
CONTENTS The Psalmist from his own knowledge here describes the sad state of a fallen nature. He extols the mercy of God. He prays for the continuance of God's loving kindness, and foretells the ruin...
_GUILT!_ ‘My heart showeth me the wickdness of the ungodly: that there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flattereth himself in his own sight: until his abominable sin be found out.’ Psalms 3...
1._Ungodliness saith to the wicked in the midst of my heart _Commentators are not agreed as to the interpretation of the first verse. Literally it is, _The saying _[or _speech _]_of transgression, _or...
Psalms 36. We have a needed warning as to the wicked, particularly the enemies of righteousness, the instruments of Satan's power. There is no conscience to be expected; nothing that will stop them in...
THE TRANSGRESSION OF THE WICKED SAITH WITHIN MY HEART,.... Which is represented as a person speaking within him; not that the transgression of the wicked was really in him; sin was in him, and sin of...
Psalms 36:1 «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. _A Psalm of Da...
_The transgression of the wicked saith_, &c. When I consider the great and manifold transgressions of ungodly men, I conclude, within myself, that they have cast off all fear and serious belief of the...
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...
PSALM 36 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm seems to have been composed by David when he was persecuted by Saul and his courtiers; upon which occasion he enlargeth his thoughts further, and contemplates the sad...
Psalms 36:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) David H1732 servant H5650 LORD H3068 oracle H5002 (H8803) within H7130 heart...
THE TRANSGRESSION OF THE WICKED SPEAKS TO THE PSALMIST'S HEART ALERTING HIM TO THE SINFULNESS OF MAN (PSALMS 36:1). Psalms 36:1 ‘The oracle of the transgression of the wicked within my heart, There...
CONTENTS: The wicked contrasted with the righteous and the Lord of devout men extolled. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Sinners are self destroyers and when sin is finally made to appear in its...
Psalms 36:1. _There is no fear of God before his eyes._ David had some particular or general character of a wicked man before his eyes; a man who flattered himself as bearing an appearance of wisdom a...
_The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before hill eyes._ A SHARP CONTRAST OF SIN AND HOLINESS I. the character of the wicked (Verses 1-4). Depravity is...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 36:1. This is a lament that reflects on the wicked and on the steadfast love of the Lord. It concludes with a prayer that God will protect his people from the attacks of the...
INTRODUCTION This psalm was written by David. From Psalms 36:1 he describes the rebellious; Psalms 36:5 he extols the various attributes of the Lord; and in Psalms 36:10 he add see the Lord in prayer...
EXPOSITION THIS short psalm is mainly didactic. It places in contrast the extreme wickedness of the wicked and the inexhaustible fulness of love, faithfulness, and righteousness which characterizes t...
The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. The words of hi...
1 Samuel 15:13; 1 Samuel 15:14; 2 Peter 1:1; 2 Timothy 2:24;...
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....