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

4Even on his bed he makes malicious plans. He sets himself on a path that is not good, and he does not reject evil. 5Lord, your faithful love reaches to heaven, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your judgments like the deepest sea. Lord, you preserve people and animals. 7How priceless your faithful love is, God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8They are filled from the abundance of your house. You let them drink from your refreshing stream.

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 reaches the heights, God, you who have done great things; God, who is like you?
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and total darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
• Psalms 145:17The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all his acts.
• Genesis 18:25You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is just?”
• Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock — his work is perfect; all his ways are just. A faithful God, without bias, he is righteous and true.
• Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, somewhere in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob: Seek me in a wasteland. I am the Lord, who speaks righteously, who declares what is right.
• Romans 3:25God presented him as the mercy seat by his blood, through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.
• Exodus 9:28Make an appeal to the Lord. There has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don’t need to stay any longer.”
• 1 Samuel 14:15Terror spread through the Philistine camp and the open fields to all the troops. Even the garrison and the raiding parties were terrified. The earth shook, and terror spread from God.
• Psalms 77:19Your way went through the sea and your path through the vast water, but your footprints were unseen.
• Psalms 92:5How magnificent are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!
• Job 11:7Can you fathom the depths of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
• Job 37:23The Almighty — we cannot reach him — he is exalted in power! He will not violate justice and abundant righteousness,
• Isaiah 40:28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the whole earth. He never becomes faint or weary; there is no limit to his understanding.
• Jeremiah 12:1You will be righteous, Lord, even if I bring a case against you. Yet, I wish to contend with you: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the treacherous live at ease?
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants.

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