New King James Version
Psalms 36:6
6Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
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 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 devises wickedness on his bed; He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not abhor evil. 5Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Lord, You preserve man and beast. 7How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. 8They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
Read all of Psalms 36Psalms 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 71:19Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?
- Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
- Psalms 145:17The Lord is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
- Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.
- Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, In a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain’; I, the Lord, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
- Romans 3:25whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,
- Exodus 9:28Entreat the Lord, that there may be no more mighty thundering and hail, for it is enough. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.”
- 1 Samuel 14:15And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so that it was a very great trembling.
- Psalms 77:19Your way was in the sea, Your path in the great waters, And Your footsteps were not known.
- Psalms 92:5O Lord, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep.
- Job 11:7“Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?
- Job 37:23As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; He is excellent in power, In judgment and abundant justice; He does not oppress.
- Isaiah 40:28Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
- Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O Lord, when I plead with You; Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?
- Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.
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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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
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