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Sin directs the heart of the wicked man;
    his eyes are closed to the fear of God.(A)
For he lives with the delusion:
    his guilt will not be known and hated.[a]
Empty and false are the words of his mouth;
    he has ceased to be wise and do good.
On his bed he hatches plots;
    he sets out on a wicked way;
    he does not reject evil.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 36:3 Hated: punished by God.

In their own eyes they flatter themselves
    too much to detect or hate their sin.(A)
The words of their mouths(B) are wicked and deceitful;(C)
    they fail to act wisely(D) or do good.(E)
Even on their beds they plot evil;(F)
    they commit themselves to a sinful course(G)
    and do not reject what is wrong.(H)

Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
    your faithfulness(I) to the skies.(J)

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