Psalms 36:1

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Key Reflection

The opening phrase "By David, the servant of the LORD" in Psalm 36:1 indicates that this psalm is authored by King David and highlights his role as both a human servant and a divine appointed leader. The spiritual significance lies in David's acknowledgment of God’s revelation of truth within him, reflecting on the wickedness of those who lack fear of God, setting up a contrast between the righteousness derived from faith and the moral corruption of the ungodly.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The transgression of the wicked -There is considerable difficulty in respect to the grammatical construction of the Hebrew in this verse, though the general sense is plain. The main idea undoubtedly is, that the fair explanation of the conduct of the wicked, or the fair inference to be derived from that conduct was, that they had no fear of God before them; that they did in no proper way regard or fear God. The psalmist introduces himself as looking at the conduct or the acts of the wicked, and he says that their conduct can be explained, in his judgment, or “in his heart,” in no other way than on this supposition. The word “transgression” here refers to some open and public act.

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