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Psa. 36:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

<<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.

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Ministry on This Verse

1-7: The grievous estate of the wicked.

8-9: The excellency of God's mercy.

10-12: David prays for favour to God's children.

A.M. cir. 3463.

B.C. cir. 541.

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A psalm.This Psalm is supposed by some to have been composed by David at the beginning of Saul's persecutions; but Calmet and others, on good grounds, are of opinion that it was written during the Babylonian captivity.servant.

Psa. 18:1• ¹To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul. And he said, I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength. (Psa. 18:1)

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Psa. 90:1• ¹A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, *thou* hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. (Psa. 90:1)

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Psa. 90• (Psa. 90)

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Psa. 143:12• ¹²And in thy loving-kindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that oppress my soul: for I am thy servant. (Psa. 143:12)

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Deut. 34:5• ⁵And Moses the servant of Jehovah died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Jehovah. (Deut. 34:5)

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2 Tim. 2:24• ²⁴And a bondman of the Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing; (2 Tim. 2:24)

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Titus 1:1• ¹Paul, bondman of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of God's elect, and knowledge of the truth which is according to piety; (Titus 1:1)

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James 1:1• ¹James, bondman of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the dispersion, greeting. (James 1:1)

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2 Peter 1:1• ¹Simon Peter, bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have received like precious faith with us through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: (2 Peter 1:1)

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Jude 1• ¹Jude, bondman of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called ones beloved in God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ: (Jude 1)

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Rev. 1:1• ¹Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified it, sending by his angel, to his bondman John, (Rev. 1:1)

The transgression.Or, rather, "The speech of transgression to the wicked is within his heart:

there is no fear of God before his eyes;" for instead of {libbi,} "my heart," four MSS., have {libbo,} "his heart," which is also the reading of the LXX., Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, Ethiopic, and Anglo-Saxon.

1 Sam. 15:13‑14• ¹³And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed art thou of Jehovah: I have fulfilled the word of Jehovah.
¹⁴And Samuel said, What means then this bleating of sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of oxen which I hear? (1 Sam. 15:13‑14)

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Prov. 20:11• ¹¹Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. (Prov. 20:11)

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Matt. 7:16‑20• ¹⁶By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or from thistles figs?
¹⁷So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits.
¹⁸A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor a worthless tree produce good fruits.
¹⁹Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
²⁰By their fruits then surely ye shall know them. (Matt. 7:16‑20)

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Matt. 12:33‑34• ³³Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. For from the fruit the tree is known.
³⁴Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. (Matt. 12:33‑34)

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Titus 1:16• ¹⁶They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work. (Titus 1:16)

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Psa. 112:1• ¹Hallelujah! Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. (Psa. 112:1)

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Gen. 20:11• ¹¹And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake. (Gen. 20:11)

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Prov. 8:13• ¹³The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate. (Prov. 8:13)

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Prov. 16:6• ⁶By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil. (Prov. 16:6)

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Eccl. 12:13• ¹³Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man. (Eccl. 12:13)

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Rom. 3:18• ¹⁸there is no fear of God before their eyes. (Rom. 3:18)

• Book 1, Series 6. The great tribulation. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• The trial is this, that the ways of the wicked prove to the heart of the servant of God that there is no restraint of conscience, nothing to reckon on in them, no check to malice by the fear of God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 33-36” by J.N. Darby)

• As the tribulation continues a wicked man rises up among the apostate mass of Jews in the land. He is Antichrist, the Jews’ false messiah and king. The remnant look at him and describe his wickedness in detail (vs. 1-4). (“Book 1.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

To the chief Musician. A Psalm of the servant of Jehovah; of David. The transgression of the wicked utteretha within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

JND Translation Notes

As an oracle. see "saith," Gen. 22.16.