Psalms 36:2
נְאֻֽם ־ פֶּשַׁע לָרָשָׁע בְּקֶרֶב לִבִּי אֵֽין ־ פַּחַד אֱלֹהִים לְנֶגֶד עֵינָֽיו ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
In Context
1לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ לְעֶֽבֶד ־ יְהוָה לְדָוִֽד ׃
3כִּֽי ־ הֶחֱלִיק אֵלָיו בְּעֵינָיו לִמְצֹא עֲוֺנוֹ לִשְׂנֹֽא ׃
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:18וַיִּשְׁלָחֲךָ יְהוָה בְּדָרֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר לֵךְ וְהַחֲרַמְתָּה אֶת ־ הַֽחַטָּאִים אֶת ־ עֲמָלֵק וְנִלְחַמְתָּ בוֹ עַד כַּלּוֹתָם אֹתָֽם ׃
Psalms 10:3כִּֽי ־ הִלֵּל רָשָׁע עַל ־ תַּאֲוַת נַפְשׁוֹ וּבֹצֵעַ בֵּרֵךְ נִאֵץ ׀ יְהוָֽה ׃
Jeremiah 2:23אֵיךְ תֹּאמְרִי לֹא נִטְמֵאתִי אַחֲרֵי הַבְּעָלִים לֹא הָלַכְתִּי רְאִי דַרְכֵּךְ בַּגַּיְא דְּעִי מֶה עָשִׂית בִּכְרָה קַלָּה מְשָׂרֶכֶת דְּרָכֶֽיהָ ׃
Jeremiah 17:9עָקֹב הַלֵּב מִכֹּל וְאָנֻשׁ הוּא מִי יֵדָעֶֽנּוּ ׃
Hosea 12:7וְאַתָּה בֵּאלֹהֶיךָ תָשׁוּב חֶסֶד וּמִשְׁפָּט שְׁמֹר וְקַוֵּה אֶל ־ אֱלֹהֶיךָ תָּמִֽיד ׃
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 →