Steadfast Love in the Face of Evil

Psalm 36:1-12 (ESV)

Steadfast Love - Psalm 36

Psalm 36:1-12

1Transgression speaks to the wicked
deep in his heart;
there is no fear of God
before his eyes.

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2For he flatters himself in his own eyes
that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.

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3The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit;
he has ceased to act wisely and do good.

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4He plots trouble while on his bed;
he sets himself in a way that is not good;
he does not reject evil.

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5Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.

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6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
your judgments are like the great deep;
man and beast you save, O LORD.

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6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
your judgments are like the great deep;
man and beast you save, O LORD.

Proverbs 12:10

10Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,
but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

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7How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

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8They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.

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9For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light do we see light.

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10Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
and your righteousness to the upright of heart!

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11Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me,
nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

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12There the evildoers lie fallen;
they are thrust down, unable to rise.

“Neither prison, nor chains, nor sentence of death, can separate me from the love of God”
- Franz Jaterstatter

Romans 8:38-39

38For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

Romans 8:38-39

39nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.