Psalms 36:10

THE CONCLUDING PRAYER

"Oh continue thy lovingkindness to them that know thee,

And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Let not the foot of pride come against me,

And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

There are the workers of iniquity fallen:

They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise."

This beautiful prayer concludes the psalm.

"Let not the foot of pride come against me" (Psalms 36:11). "This statement is considered as a mark of Davidic authorship, because, `Every Psalm of David that speaks of danger points to the pride of his enemies as the source of it.'"[20]

"There are the workers of iniquity fallen" (Psalms 36:12). David here seems to see in a kind of vision the overthrow of the wicked. "Whereas the righteous may indeed fall into misfortune and recover themselves through God's grace, the workers of iniquity, when their time comes to fall, will perish."[21]

"There ..." (Psalms 36:12). The psalmist here speaks as if he indeed sees the fallen hosts of wickedness. Perhaps those are correct who see this as an example of, "The man of faith who endures as seeing the things that are invisible."