Psalms 36:6

Psalms 36:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.
• New International Version (NIV)Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Lord, You preserve man and beast.

Context of Psalms 36:6

4He plans wrongdoing on his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not reject or despise evil. 5Your lovingkindness and graciousness, O Lord, extend to the skies, Your faithfulness [reaches] to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God, Your judgments are like the great deep. O Lord, You preserve man and beast. 7How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. 8They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; And You allow them to drink from the river of Your delights.

Psalms 36:6 word by word

צִדְקָֽתְךָ֨׀ כְּֽהַרְרֵי־אֵ֗ל מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶךָ תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֑ה אָ֤דָֽם־וּבְהֵמָ֖ה תוֹשִׁ֣יעַ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• like the greatאֵל'êl · GodH410
• mountainsהָרָרhârâr · mountainH2042
• thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• a greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• deepתְּהוֹםtehôm tehôm · abyssH8415
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thou preservestיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• and beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929

Cross-references for Psalms 36:6

• Psalms 71:19Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the [height of the] heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You, [who is Your equal]?
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai]; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
• Psalms 145:17The Lord is [unwaveringly] righteous in all His ways And gracious and kind in all His works.
• Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to strike the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right [by executing just and righteous judgment]?”
• Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice), Just and upright is He.
• Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, In a corner of a land of darkness; I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain [with no benefit for yourselves].’ I, the Lord, speak righteousness [the truth—trustworthy, a straightforward correlation between deeds and words], Declaring things that are upright.
• Romans 3:25whom God displayed publicly [before the eyes of the world] as a [life-giving] sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation (propitiation) by His blood [to be received] through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness [which demands punishment for sin], because in His forbearance [His deliberate restraint] He passed over the sins previously committed [before Jesus’ crucifixion].
• Exodus 9:28Pray and entreat the Lord, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail; I will let you go, and you shall stay here no longer.”
• 1 Samuel 14:15And there was trembling in the [Philistine] camp, in the field, and among all the people; even the garrison and the raiding party trembled [in fear], and the earth quaked and it became a trembling and terror from God.
• Psalms 77:19Your way [of escape for Your people] was through the sea, And Your paths through the great waters, And Your footprints were not traceable.
• Psalms 92:5How great are Your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep [beyond man’s understanding].
• Job 11:7“Can you discover the depths of God? Can you [by searching] discover the limits of the Almighty [ascend to His heights, extend to His widths, and comprehend His infinite perfection]?
• Job 37:23The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is exalted in power And He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness.
• Isaiah 40:28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become tired or grow weary; There is no searching of His understanding.
• Jeremiah 12:1You, O Lord are [uncompromisingly] righteous and consistently just when I plead my case with You; Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [I openly and joyfully acknowledge Your great wisdom], that You have hidden these things [these spiritual truths] from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants [to new believers, to those seeking God’s will and purpose].

Commentaries on Psalms 36:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Thy righteousness is like the great mountains - אל כהררי keharerey El, like the mountains of God; exceeding high mountains; what, in the present language of geology, would be called primitive mountains, those that were formed at the beginning; and are not the effects of earthquakes or inundations, as secondary and alluvial mountains are supposed to be. Thy judgments are a great deep - רבה תהום tehom rabbah, the great abyss; as incomprehensible as the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Thy righteousness - Thy justice; that is, the justice of God considered as residing in his own nature; his justice in his laws; his justice in his providential dealings; his justice in his plan of delivering man from sin; his justice to the universe in administering the rewards and penalties of the law. Is like the great mountains - Margin, as in Hebrew: “the mountains of God.” The name “God” is thus, in the Scriptures, often given to that which is great…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 Men may shut up their compassion, yet, with God we shall find mercy. This is great comfort to all believers, plainly to be seen, and not to be taken away. God does all wisely and well; but what he does we know not now, it is time enough to know hereafter. God's loving-kindness is precious to the saints. They put themselves under his protection, and then are safe and easy. Gracious souls, though still desiring more of God, never desire more…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6God’s all-encompassing goodness surpasses that of the created order. God graciously meets his people’s practical needs.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. mercy ... and ... faithfulness--as mercy and truth (Psa 25:10).Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Beast
• Continue
• Deep
• Judgments of God
• Preserve
• Pride
• Sea of glass
• Tell
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Great; Greatness

Commentaries on Psalms 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings