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.

psalms 36:1 [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.

Ps 36:1-12. On servant of the Lord, see on 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.

psalms 36:1 [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.

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