---
title: Joseph Smith Translation (1867 edition)
description: Psalms from the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), 1867 edition.
authors:
  - Smith, Joseph, Jr.
collections:
  - joseph-smith
tags:
  - translation
published: "1867"
publisher: RLDS Publication Board
publisher_place: Plano, Illinois
publisher_note: "The title page reads: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Joseph Smith, I. L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing Committee; 1867."
edition: First edition (Plano, 1867)
language: en
type: book
chapter: 36
verse_count: 12
reference: "Joseph Smith Jr., *Joseph Smith Translation*, first edition (Plano, IL: RLDS Publication Board, 1867), Psalms, chap. 36, https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  identifier: holyscripturestr00smituoft
  scan: University of Toronto / Trinity College Library copy, Internet Archive
  transcription: "OCR text of the 1867 scans (Toronto copy and a second copy, holyscriptures00smit), reconciled word by word; Romans was also checked against the page images. Method, per-chapter validation log and known limits: docs/jst-1867-import.md."
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: 1867 US publication
  source: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  publication_year: 1867
---

# Psalms 36

**1** Estate of the wicked Excellency of God's mercy. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord. 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 the 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.