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Psa. 36:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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mountains of God.

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Rom. 11:33• ³³O depth of riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable his judgments, and untraceable his ways! (Rom. 11:33)

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righteousness.

Psa. 71:19• ¹⁹And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth on high, thou who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee? (Psa. 71:19)

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Psa. 97:2• ²Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne. (Psa. 97:2)

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Psa. 145:17• ¹⁷Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, and kind in all his works. (Psa. 145:17)

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Gen. 18:25• ²⁵Far be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked--far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right? (Gen. 18:25)

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Deut. 32:4• ⁴He is the Rock, his work is perfect, For all his ways are righteousness; A *God of faithfulness without deceit, Just and right is he. (Deut. 32:4)

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Isa. 45:19,21‑24• ¹⁹I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek me in vain: I am Jehovah, speaking righteousness, declaring things which are right.
²¹Declare and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath caused this to be heard from ancient time? who hath declared it long ago? Is it not I, Jehovah? And there is no God else beside me; a just *God and a Saviour, there is none besides me.
²²Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am *God, and there is none else.
²³I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
²⁴Only in Jehovah, shall one say, have I righteousness and strength. To him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. (Isa. 45:19,21‑24)

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Rom. 3:25• ²⁵whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for the shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God; (Rom. 3:25)

great mountains.

Heb. mountains of God.

Ex. 9:28• ²⁸Intreat Jehovah that it may be enough, that there be no more thunder of God and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer! (Ex. 9:28)

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1 Sam. 14:15• ¹⁵And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the ravagers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked; for it was a trembling from God. (1 Sam. 14:15)

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1 Sam. 14• (1 Sam. 14)

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judgments.

Psa. 77:19• ¹⁹Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths are in the great waters; and thy footsteps are not known. (Psa. 77:19)

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Psa. 92:5• ⁵Jehovah, how great are thy works! Thy thoughts are very deep: (Psa. 92:5)

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Job 11:7‑9• ⁷Canst thou by searching find out +God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
⁸It is as the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
⁹The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. (Job 11:7‑9)

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Job 37:23• ²³The Almighty, we cannot find him out: excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice, he doth not afflict. (Job 37:23)

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Isa. 40:28• ²⁸Dost thou not know, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not nor tireth? There is no searching of his understanding. (Isa. 40:28)

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Jer. 12:1• ¹Righteous art thou, Jehovah, when I plead with thee; yet will I speak with thee of thy judgments. Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously? (Jer. 12:1)

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Matt. 11:25‑26• ²⁵At that time, Jesus answering said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.
²⁶Yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight. (Matt. 11:25‑26)

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Rom. 11:33• ³³O depth of riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable his judgments, and untraceable his ways! (Rom. 11:33)

thou.

Psa. 104:14‑35• ¹⁴He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,
¹⁵And wine which gladdeneth the heart of man; making his face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth man's heart.
¹⁶The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
¹⁷Where the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
¹⁸The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs, a refuge for the rock-badgers.
¹⁹He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.
²⁰Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth:
²¹The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food from *God.
²²The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.
²³Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.
²⁴How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
²⁵Yonder is the great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great.
²⁶There go the ships; there that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.
²⁷These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:
²⁸That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
²⁹Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.
³⁰Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.
³¹The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.
³²He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
³³I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live; I will sing psalms to my God while I have my being.
³⁴My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.
³⁵Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah! (Psa. 104:14‑35)

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Psa. 145:9• ⁹Jehovah is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works. (Psa. 145:9)

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Psa. 147:9• ⁹Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry. (Psa. 147:9)

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Job 7:20• ²⁰Have I sinned, what do I unto thee, thou Observer of men? Why hast thou set me as an object of assault for thee, so that I am become a burden to myself? (Job 7:20)

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Jonah 4:11• ¹¹and I, should not I have pity on Nineveh, the great city, wherein are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle? (Jonah 4:11)

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Matt. 10:29‑30• ²⁹Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father;
³⁰but of you even the hairs of the head are all numbered. (Matt. 10:29‑30)

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1 Tim. 4:10• ¹⁰for, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is preserver of all men, specially of those that believe. (1 Tim. 4:10)

• Upon his faithfulness I can count. It lifts its head above the machinations of the wicked. The immutable principle of God's government in faithful love, His dealing in righteousness, is as firm and towering in strength as the mountains; his ways of judging and dealing as profound but as mighty as the great deep. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 33-36” by J.N. Darby)

• His righteousness is as stable as the mountains, and His judgments are as profound as a great deep. God’s preserving care is over all His creatures― “man and beast.” (“Psalms 36” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thy righteousness is like the high mountainsc; thy judgments are a great deep: thou, Jehovah, preservest man and beast.

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Lit. "mountains of *God." see Ps. 68.15; 80.10