Psalms 36:3
Hope in the Lord, and do good; 1 And dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
In Context
2For they shall soon be withered as the grass, 1 And shall soon fall away as the green herbs. 1
4Delight thyself in the Lord; 1 And he shall grant thee the requests of thy heart. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 11:6And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled against them.
1 Samuel 15:26And Samuel said to Saul, I will not turn back with thee, for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord will reject thee from being king over Israel.
1 Samuel 18:21And Saul said, I will give her to him, and she shall be a stumbling block to him. Now the hand of the Philistines was against Saul.
1 Samuel 26:21And Saul said, I have sinned: turn, son David, for I will not hurt thee, because my life was precious in thine eyes; and today I have been foolish and have erred exceedingly.
2 Chronicles 20:32And he walked in the ways of his father Asa, and turned not aside from doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
Psalms 10:7For the Lord is righteous, and loves righteousness; 1 His face beholds uprightness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 36:2-5
The Character of the Wicked. 1 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. 4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. David, in the title of this psalm, is styled the servant of the Lord; why in this, and not in any… Read the whole commentary →