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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O Lord.

Context of Psalms 36:6

4He plots trouble while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not reject evil. 5Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord. 7How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them 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 the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
• Psalms 145:17The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.
• Genesis 18:25Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?"
• Deuteronomy 32:4"The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.
• Isaiah 45:19I did not speak in secret, in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.' I the Lord speak the truth; I declare what is right.
• Romans 3:25whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
• Exodus 9:28Plead with the Lord, for there has been enough of God's thunder and hail. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer."
• 1 Samuel 14:15And there was a panic in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and even the raiders trembled, the earth quaked, and it became a very great panic.
• Psalms 77:19Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen.
• Psalms 92:5How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep!
• Job 11:7"Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?
• Job 37:23The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
• Isaiah 40:28Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children;

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