Estate of the wicked -- Excellency of God's mercy. (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.)

¹⁾The wicked, who live in transgression, saith in their hearts, There is no condemnation; for there is no fear of God before their eyes.

²⁾For they flatter themselves in their own eyes, until their iniquities are found to be hateful.

³⁾The words of their mouth are full of iniquity and deceit. The wicked man 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.

⁵⁾O Lord, thou art in the heavens; they are full of thy mercy. And the thoughts of a righteous man ascendeth up unto thee whose throne is far above the clouds.

⁶⁾He is filled with thy righteousness like the great mountains, and with thy judgments like a great deep. O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.

⁷⁾How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

⁸⁾They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

⁹⁾For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light.

¹⁰⁾Oh continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

¹¹⁾Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

¹²⁾They are the workers of iniquity and shall fall; they shall be cast down, and shall not be able to rise.