Psalms 36:7

"Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. LORD, you preserve man and animal."

Key Reflection

In the context of Psalms 36:7, the author contrasts the steadfast righteousness of God, symbolized by the unmovable mountains, with His profound and unfathomable judgments, likened to a great deep. This imagery would have resonated deeply with the original audience, emphasizing God’s unwavering faithfulness and the complexity of His justice. The mention of preserving both man and animal underscores God's comprehensive care and sovereignty over all creation, a concept that would have been particularly reassuring in a time fraught with natural disasters and human suffering.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

How excellent -Margin, as in Hebrew: “precious.” The word used here is one that would be applicable to precious stones1 Kings 10:2,1 Kings 10:10-11; or to the more costly kind of stones employed in building, as marble2 Chronicles 3:6; and then, anything that is “costly” or “valuable.” The meaning is, that the loving-kindness of God is to be estimated only by the value set on the most rare and costly objects. Is “thy loving-kindness -Thy mercy. The same word is used here which occurs inPsalms 36:5, and which is there rendered “mercy.” It is not a new attribute of God which is here celebrated or brought into view, but the same characteristic which is referred to inPsalms 36:5.

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