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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 the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! (Rom. 11:33)

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righteousness.

Psa. 71:19• ¹⁹Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, 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 habitation of his throne. (Psa. 97:2)

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Psa. 145:17• ¹⁷The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. (Psa. 145:17)

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Gen. 18:25• ²⁵That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall 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 judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, 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 ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
²¹Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside 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.
²⁴Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even 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 hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; (Rom. 3:25)

great mountains.

Heb. mountains of God.

Ex. 9:28• ²⁸Entreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings 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 host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling. (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 path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. (Psa. 77:19)

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Psa. 92:5• ⁵O Lord, how great are thy works! and 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 unto perfection?
⁸It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; 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• ²³Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. (Job 37:23)

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Isa. 40:28• ²⁸Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. (Isa. 40:28)

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Jer. 12:1• ¹Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? (Jer. 12:1)

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Matt. 11:25‑26• ²⁵At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
²⁶Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. (Matt. 11:25‑26)

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

thou.

Psa. 104:14‑35• ¹⁴He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
¹⁵And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
¹⁶The trees of the Lord are full of sap; 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 hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
¹⁹He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
²⁰Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
²¹The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
²²The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
²³Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labor until the evening.
²⁴O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
²⁵So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
²⁶There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
²⁷These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
²⁸That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
²⁹Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
³⁰Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
³¹The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
³²He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
³³I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
³⁴My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.
³⁵Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 104:14‑35)

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

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Psa. 147:9• ⁹He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. (Psa. 147:9)

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Job 7:20• ²⁰I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? (Job 7:20)

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Jonah 4:11• ¹¹And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore 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 on the ground without your Father.
³⁰But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. (Matt. 10:29‑30)

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1 Tim. 4:10• ¹⁰For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour 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