Contrasting Strains (Psalm 36)

There is a vivid contrast in this psalm. On the one hand, we read a description of the wicked in their wanton wickedness; and, on the other hand, a description of God's wonders, both in the works of nature and of grace. The first verse has given rise to many different explanations and even translations. One, the able linguist, Delitzsch, translates the first verse as follows: "An oracle of transgression hath the ungodly within his heart: There is no fear of God before his eyes." But the fact...