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Psalms 36:6

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Psalms 36:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 36:6

Theological / Devotional

The great mountains. Literally, “the mountains of God.”

Deep. Heb. tehom, the word used to designate the primeval ocean (see on Gen. 1:2). The psalmist is picturing God’s judgments as inexhaustible and unfathomable.

Man and beast. From man, the crowning act of God’s creation, to the wild beast. God cares for all the creatures of His hand (see Ps. 145:9). Note God’s care for dumb animals as expressed in Ps. 104 (see also Jonah 4:11). The Christian should treat dumb animals kindly.

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