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Psalms 36:2
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For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, that his iniquity shall not be found out and be hated.
For he flatters himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.
They think too much of themselves so they don't see their sin and hate it.
for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity is found to be hateful.
For he flatters himself in his own eyes, Too much to detect and hate his sin.
For he flatters and deceives himself in his own eyes Thinking that his sinfulness will not be discovered and hated [by God].
For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
For he dide gilefuli in the siyt of God; that his wickidnesse be foundun to hatrede.
For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.
They like themselves too much to hate their own sins or even to see them.
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.
For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.
Crime speaks to the wicked. I perceive this in my heart; before his eyes there is no fear of God.
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, [even] when his iniquity is found to be hateful.
They lie to themselves. They don't see their own faults, so they are not sorry for what they do.
Transgression speaketh to the wicked, methinks--there is no fear of God before his eyes.
For he flatterech himselfe in his owne eyes, vntill his iniquitie be found to be hatefull.
For he makes much of himself in his own eyes. So his sin is not known and hated.
For they flatter themselves in their own eyes that their iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
For hee flattereth himselfe in his owne eyes, while his iniquitie is foud worthy to be hated.
He is unwilling to see his sins forgiven, or to hate them.
Because they think so highly of themselves, they think that God will not discover their sin and condemn it.
For he flattereth himself too much in his own eyes, to find his iniquity - to hate it .
(35-3) For in his sight he hath done deceitfully, that his iniquity may be found unto hatred.
For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
For he flattereth him selfe in his owne sight: so that his iniquitie is found worthy of hatred.
For he has dealt craftily before him, to discover his iniquity and hate it.
For with his flattering opinion of himself,he does not discover and hate his iniquity.
For he flatters himself in his own eyes, Too much to detect and hate his sin.
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
For he flatters himself in his eyes, hating to detect his iniquity.
For he flatters himself in his own eyes, to find his iniquity to be hated.
For he made [it] smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.
For he dyssembleth before his face, so longe till his abhominable synne be founde out.
For it flatters him in his own eyes Concerning the discovery of his wrongful deed and the hatred of it.
For he flatters himself in his own eyes, When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.
For it flatters him in his own eyes Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.
For it flatters him in his eyesFor one to discover his iniquity and hate it.
Contextual Overview
For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord .
Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all. 2 In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are. 3 Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good. 4 They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. Their actions are never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
For he: Psalms 10:3, Psalms 49:18, Deuteronomy 29:19, Jeremiah 2:23, Jeremiah 2:34, Jeremiah 2:35, Jeremiah 17:9, Hosea 12:7, Hosea 12:8, Luke 10:29, Luke 16:14, Luke 16:15, Romans 7:9, Romans 10:3
until: etc. Heb. to find his iniquity to hate, 1 Samuel 15:18-24, 1 Chronicles 10:13, 1 Chronicles 10:14, Romans 3:9
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 15:14 - What meaneth 2 Samuel 14:32 - if there Proverbs 12:5 - counsels Proverbs 16:2 - the ways Proverbs 21:2 - right Proverbs 30:12 - that are Isaiah 5:18 - draw Luke 6:41 - but Titus 3:3 - hateful
Cross-References
Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham: "May Canaan be cursed! May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives."
Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I'm sick and tired of these local Hittite women! I would rather die than see Jacob marry one of them."
So Esau visited his uncle Ishmael's family and married one of Ishmael's daughters, in addition to the wives he already had. His new wife's name was Mahalath. She was the sister of Nebaioth and the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son.
The descendants of Anah were his son, Dishon, and his daughter, Oholibamah.
When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place.
When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes,.... There are many self-flatterers; some on account of their worldly estate, that they are out of the reach of God and men, and regard neither; and that as they have much goods laid up, they shall enjoy them many years, and so never think of dying, nor of another world: others on account of their eternal state, pleasing themselves with their own purity, goodness, and righteousness: some flatter themselves either that their sins are not sins, or they are small ones; or they are no other than what multitudes commit; or they are not seen and known, and that God himself sees them not, or takes no notice of them; and that they shall go on with impunity, sentence against them being not speedily executed; and others that there is no God, will be no judgment, nor future state;
until his iniquity be found to be hateful, or, "to find his iniquity and to hate" c that which is good, as the word may be rendered; that is, he flatters himself, or speaks smooth things to himself, and endeavours to work himself up into the belief of the above things; that he may find, embrace, and indulge his lusts with a quiet conscience, and hate God, good men, and everything that is good; the Targum is,
"that he may find sins and hate doctrine''
or instruction. Jarchi and Aben Ezra interpret the words another way,
"that the holy and blessed God may find out his iniquity to hate him;''
see Genesis 44:16, which God may be said to do, when he charges the guilt of sin upon the conscience, and punishes for it; and exposes both the sinner and his sins to the world; thereby testifying his hatred of him and his sins; and which should have been hateful to him, as they are to all good men.
c So. Pagninus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes - He puts such an exalted estimate on himself; he so overrates himself and his own ability in judging of what is right and proper, that he is allowed to pursue a course which ultimately makes his conduct odious to all people: the result is so apparent, and so abominable, that no one can doubt what he himself is. The foundation or the basis of all this is an overweening confidence “in himself” - in his own importance; in his own judgment; in his own ability to direct his course regardless of God. The result is such a development of character, that it cannot but be regarded as hateful or odious. There is, indeed, considerable obscurity in the original. A literal translation would be, “For he has made smooth to him in his eyes to find his iniquity to hate.” The ancient interpretations throw no light on the passage. The word rendered “flattereth” - חלק châlaq - means to be smooth; then, to be smooth in the sense of being bland or flattering: Hosea 10:2; Psalms 5:9; Proverbs 28:23; Proverbs 2:16; Proverbs 7:5. Here the meaning is, that he commends himself to himself; he overestimates himself; he ascribes to himself qualities which he does not possess - either:
(a) by supposing that what he does must be right and proper, or
(b) by overestimating his strength of virtue, and his power to resist temptation.
He does this until God suffers him so to act out his own nature, and to show what he is, that his course of life is seen by himself and by others to be odious.
In his own eyes - As if his eyes were looking upon himself, or his own conduct. We act so as to be seen by others; thus he is represented as acting as if he himself were looking on, and sought to commend himself to himself.
Until his iniquity be found to be hateful - Margin, as in Hebrew: “to find his iniquity to hate.” Prof. Alexander renders this, “As to (God’s) finding his iniquity (and) hating (it);” that is (as he supposes the meaning to be), that he flatters himself that God will not find out his iniquity and hate it, or punish it. DeWette renders it, “that he does not find and hate his guilt;” that is, he so flatters himself in what he does, that he does not see the guilt of what he is doing, and hate it. He is blind to the real nature of what he is doing. But it seems to me that the true construction is that which is given by our translators. The real difficulty rests on the interpretation of the preposition in the word למצא limetsâ' - “until he find.” If the interpretation proposed by DeWette were the true one, the preposition should have been the Hebrew letter מ (m) instead of the Hebrew letter ל (l) - ממצא mimetsâ' instead of למצא limetsâ'). The preposition used here often has the sense of “even unto, until.” Compare Ezekiel 39:19; Isaiah 7:15; and this idea seems best to comport with the connection. The idea, according to this, is that he overestimates himself; he prides himself on his own strength and goodness, he confides in his own wisdom and power, he pursues his course of conduct trusting in himself, until he is suffered to act out what is really in his heart - and his conduct becomes hateful and abominable - until he can no longer conceal what he really is. God suffers him to act out what he had endeavored to cover over by his own flattery. Men who pride themselves on their own cunning and strength - men who attempt to conceal their plans from the world - are often thus suffered to develop their character so that the mask is taken off, and the world is allowed to see how vile they are at heart.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 36:2. For he flattereth himself — He is ruled by the suggestion already mentioned; endeavours to persuade himself that he may safely follow the propensities of his own heart, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. He sins so boldly, that at last he becomes detestable. Some think the words should be thus understood: "He smootheth over in his own eyes with respect to the finding out of his iniquity, to hate it. That is, he sets such a false gloss in his own eyes upon his worst actions, that he never finds out the blackness of his iniquity; which were it perceived by him, would be hateful even to himself." - Bishop Horsley.
