Passage

Psalms 36.4

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

2. For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated. 3. The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise and to do good.

4. He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies. 6. Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Jehovah, thou preservest man and beast. (Psalms 36:2-6, ASV)

WEB

2. For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin. 3. The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

4. He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. 6. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal. (Psalms 36:2-6, WEB)

KJV

2. For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. ^{until: Heb. to find his iniquity to hate} 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. ^{mischief: or, vanity}

Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. 6. Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. ^{the: Heb. the mountains of God} (Psalms 36:2-6, KJV)

YLT

2. For he made [it] smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated. 3. The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently, to do good.

4. Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

O Jehovah, in the heavens [is] Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness [is] unto the clouds. 6. Thy righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Thy judgments [are] a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah. (Psalms 36:2-6, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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