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Verse Psalms 36:6. _THY RIGHTEOUSNESS_ IS _LIKE THE GREAT
MOUNTAINS._] כהררי אל _keharerey El, like the mountains of
God_; exceeding high mountains; what, in the present language of
_geology_, would...
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THY RIGHTEOUSNESS - Thy justice; that is, the justice of God
considered as residing in his own nature; his justice in his laws; his
justice in his providential dealings; his justice in his plan of
del...
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Psalms 36
Contrasts
_ 1. What the wicked is and does (Psalms 36:1)_
2. What Jehovah is and does (Psalms 36:5)
3. Prayer and trust in His loving kindness ...
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XXXVI. We have here two Pss. or fragments of two Pss.: A, Psalms 36:1
and possibly Psalms 36:12, and B, Psalms 36:5.
XXXVI. A. Psalms 36:1
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From the grievous spectacle of human perversity the Psalmist takes
refuge in adoring contemplation of the character of God, the only
source of life and light, who deals blessing liberally to all His
c...
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Jehovah's righteousness His faithfulness to His character and covenant
(Psalms 5:8), manifested alike in mercy and in judgement is like the
mountains of God (_El_), immovably firm (Psalms 111:3), eter...
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DISCOURSE: 560
GOD’S WORD AND WORKS MYSTERIOUS
Psalms 36:6. _Thy judgments are a great deep._
WE little think how highly privileged the meanest Christian is above
all the sages of antiquity. The grea...
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THOU PRESERVEST MAN AND BEAST— This seems at first sight to come in
somewhat abruptly; but the Psalmist's meaning, was to express his sure
dependence upon God, whose providence, as it extended over th...
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PSALMS 36
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Oracles False and True, Prompting Prayer and Praise.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 36:1-4, Personified Transgression Deluding and
Driving on its Victim. Stanza II., Psalms...
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_THY RIGHTEOUSNESS IS LIKE THE GREAT MOUNTAINS; THY JUDGMENTS ARE A
GREAT DEEP: O LORD, THOU PRESERVEST MAN AND BEAST._
Thy righteousness ... the great mountains - literally 'the mountains
of God.' T...
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36:6 mountains; (c-7) Lit. 'mountains of *God.' see Psalms 68:15 ;
Psalms 80:10...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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GREAT MOUNTAINS. — See margin, and compare Psalms 80:10, “cedars
of God.” So too the rain is called “God’s brook.” The epithet
not only implies greatness and dignity, but also has reference to God
as...
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_[Psalms 36:7]_ צִדְקָֽתְךָ֨ ׀ כְּֽ הַרְרֵי
־אֵ֗ל מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶךָ...
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Psalms 36:1
THE supposition that the sombre picture of "the wicked" in Psalms 36:1
was originally unconnected with the glorious hymn in Psalms 36:5 fails
to give weight to the difference between the s...
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GOD THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
Psalms 36:1
The servant of the Lord, as the superscription tells us, is speaking
here. He is horror-stricken at the ways and thoughts of the ungodly.
By a bold image, Psalms...
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The antithetical nature of this psalm is self-evident. In the first
part (verses Psa 36:1-4), the reason and expression of the wickedness
of the wicked are described. The one and only reason for trans...
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Thy righteousness [is] like the great mountains; thy judgments [are] a
great (f) deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
(f) The depth of your providence governs all things, and disposes
them, e...
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_Day. This will appear at the last judgment. (St. Augustine)_...
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What a beautiful transition the Psalmist here hath made from the
corruption of men, to contemplate the mercy and faithfulness of God?
How beautiful also the highly finished comparisons here made of Go...
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6._Thy righteousness is as the mountains of God _In this verse there
is a commendation of God’s righteousness, which the sacred writer
compares to the high mountains, (this being the manner of the
exp...
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Psalms 36. We have a needed warning as to the wicked, particularly the
enemies of righteousness, the instruments of Satan's power. There is
no conscience to be expected; nothing that will stop them in...
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THY RIGHTEOUSNESS [IS] LIKE THE GREAT MOUNTAINS,.... Or, "the
mountains of God"; so called for their excellency, as the cedars of
God, Psalms 80:10; or, as Gussetius e observes, the greatest and
highe...
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Thy righteousness [is] like the great mountains; thy judgments [are] a
great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
Ver. 6. _Thy righteousness is like the great mountains_] Heb.
mountains of Go...
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_Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens_ Where it reigns in perfection
and to eternity; and from whence it is extended to the sinful and
miserable children of men, who peculiarly need it _And thy
faithf...
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Thy righteousness is like the great mountains, huge, massive, and
certain; THY JUDGMENTS ARE A GREAT DEEP, a mighty and powerful flood.
O Lord, Thou, with such unbounded qualities of power, PRESERVEST...
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THE CURSE OF ESTRANGEMENT FROM GOD AND THE BLESSING OF FELLOWSHIP WITH
HIM.
To the chief musician, for use in the liturgical services of the
Temple, a psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who her...
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THE GREAT MOUNTAINS:
_ Heb._ the mountains of God...
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5-12 Men may shut up their compassion, yet, with God we shall find
mercy. This is great comfort to all believers, plainly to be seen, and
not to be taken away. God does all wisely and well; but what...
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THY RIGHTEOUSNESS, in all thy counsels and ways in the government of
the world, is like the great mountains; either,
1. Stedfast and unmovable. Or,
2. Eminent and conspicuous to all men. Or rather,...
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Psalms 36:6 righteousness H6666 great H410 mountains H2042 judgments
H4941 great H7227 deep H8415 LORD H3068 preserve H3467
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IN CONTRAST TO WHAT TRANSGRESSION OFFERS YHWH OFFERS COMPASSION, F
FAITHFULNESS, RIGHTEOUSNESS, JUSTICE, AND THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE
(PSALMS 36:5).
Psalms 36:5
‘Your lovingkindness, O YHWH, is in t...
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Psalms 36:5
The chief part of our text sets before us God in the variety and
boundlessness of His loving nature, and the close of it shows us man
sheltering beneath God's wings.
I. We have, first, Go...
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Psalms 36:6
I. The creatures cannot give God intelligent thanks; in their own way
they do it, yet not intelligently. But man can give a voice to it. God
preserves the beasts as well as the men, and m...
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Psalms 36:6
(1) Mystery is a necessity. So long as the finite has to do with the
infinite, there must be mystery. Every atom in the universe is an
ocean into which if you take three steps you are out...
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CONTENTS: The wicked contrasted with the righteous and the Lord of
devout men extolled.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Sinners are self destroyers and when sin is finally made
to appear in its...
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Psalms 36:1. _There is no fear of God before his eyes._ David had some
particular or general character of a wicked man before his eyes; a man
who flattered himself as bearing an appearance of wisdom a...
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_O Lord, Thou preservest man and beast._
THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD IN THE PRESERVATION OF HIS LIVING CREATURES
As He made all living creatures, they are the objects of His continual
care. As He made the...
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_Thy mercy, O Lord, Is in the heavens; and Thy faithfulness reacheth
unto the clouds._
SKY, EARTH AND SEA; A PARABLE OF GOD
This wonderful description of the manifold brightness of the Divine
nature...
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_The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is
no fear of God before hill eyes._
A SHARP CONTRAST OF SIN AND HOLINESS
I. the character of the wicked (Verses 1-4). Depravity is...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 36:1. This is a lament that reflects on
the wicked and on the steadfast love of the Lord. It concludes with a
prayer that God will protect his people from the attacks of the...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 36:5 The pairing of God’s STEADFAST LOVE and
FAITHFULNESS recalls Exodus 34:6, describing God’s kindness....
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INTRODUCTION
This psalm was written by David. From Psalms 36:1 he describes the
rebellious; Psalms 36:5 he extols the various attributes of the Lord;
and in Psalms 36:10 he add see the Lord in prayer...
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EXPOSITION
THIS short psalm is mainly didactic. It places in contrast the extreme
wickedness of the wicked and the inexhaustible fulness of love,
faithfulness, and righteousness which characterizes t...
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The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is
no fear of God before his eyes. For he flatters himself in his own
eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. The words of hi...
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1 Samuel 14:15; 1 Timothy 4:10; Deuteronomy 32:4; Exodus 9:28;...
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Mountains — Stedfast and unmoveable: eminent and conspicuous to all
men. Judgments — The executions of thy counsels. Deep —
Unsearchable, as the ocean. Man — The worst of men; yea, the brute
— beasts...