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 invents trouble while lying on his bed and chooses to go the wrong direction. He does not reject evil. 5O Lord, your mercy reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God, your judgments like the deep ocean. You save people and animals, O Lord. 7Your mercy is so precious, O God, that Adam’s descendants take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8They are refreshed with the rich foods in your house, and you make them drink from the river of your pleasure.

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 to the heavens, O God. You have done great things. O God, who is like you?
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround him. Righteousness and justice are the foundations of his throne.
• Psalms 145:17The Lord is fair in all his ways and faithful in everything he does.
• Genesis 18:25It would be unthinkable for you to do such a thing, to treat the innocent and the guilty alike and to kill the innocent with the guilty. That would be unthinkable! Won’t the judge of the whole earth do what is fair?”
• Deuteronomy 32:4He is a rock. What he does is perfect. All his ways are fair. He is a faithful God, who does no wrong. He is honorable and reliable.
• Isaiah 45:19I haven’t spoken privately or in some dark corner of the world. I didn’t say to Jacob’s descendants, “Search for me in vain!” I, the Lord, speak what is fair and say what is right.
• Romans 3:25God showed that Christ is the throne of mercy where God’s approval is given through faith in Christ’s blood. In his patience God waited to deal with sins committed in the past.
• Exodus 9:28Pray to the Lord. We’ve had enough of God’s thunder and hail. I’ll let you go; you don’t have to stay here any longer.”
• 1 Samuel 14:15There was panic among the army in the field and all the troops in the military post. The raiding party also trembled ⌞in fear⌟. The earth shook, and there was a panic sent from God.
• Psalms 77:19Your road went through the sea. Your path went through raging water, but your footprints could not be seen.
• Psalms 92:5How spectacular are your works, O Lord! How very deep are your thoughts!
• Job 11:7“Can you discover God’s hidden secrets, or are you able to find the Almighty’s limits?
• Job 37:23The Almighty, whom we can’t reach, is great in power and judgment, has more than enough righteousness, and does not oppress.
• Isaiah 40:28Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard? The eternal God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t grow tired or become weary. His understanding is beyond reach.
• Jeremiah 12:1O Lord, even if I would argue my case with you, you would always be right. Yet, I want to talk to you about your justice. Why do wicked people succeed? Why do treacherous people have peace and quiet?
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding these things from wise and intelligent people and revealing 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