Psalm 36:6

Translations

Modern

Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

Traditional

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.

Literal

Your righteousness is like the mountains of Might, Your ordinances the great deep; You keep safe man and beast, O YHWH.

Latin

Justitia tua sicut montes Dei; judicia tua abyssus multa. Homines et jumenta salvabis, Domine,

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English

Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

Notes

Psalms 36:5–6

God’s all-encompassing goodness surpasses that of the created order. God graciously meets his people’s practical needs.

Psalms 36:6–9

All creatures live by God's grace (1 Timothy 4:10).

Psalms 36:5–9

As the source of wisdom, the Lord is reliable and incomparable. His faithful care extends to all parts of the created order.

Psalms 36:1–12

This lament contrasts the foolish world made by the wicked with the wise world created and maintained by the Lord. The wicked care only about themselves, while the Lord cares for all creation. He will step in to bring justice to his world. The righteous will enjoy his protection, but the wicked will die.

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Psalm 36:6

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