Psalms
Psalm 36:6–7
6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains;
Your judgments are like the deepest sea.
O LORD, You preserve man and beast.
7How precious is Your loving devotion, O God,
that the children of men take refuge
in the shadow of Your wings!
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 36:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your righteousness | צִדְקָֽתְךָ֨׀ | ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| is like the highest | אֵ֗ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| mountains | כְּֽהַרְרֵי־ | kə·har·rê- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct | H2042 mountain |
| Your judgments | מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶךָ | miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| like the deepest sea | תְּה֣וֹם | tə·hō·wm | Noun - common singular | H8415 deep, sea, abyss |
| O LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| You preserve | תוֹשִׁ֣יעַ | ṯō·wō·šî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3467 deliver |
| man | אָ֤דָֽם־ | ’ā·ḏām- | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| and beast | וּבְהֵמָ֖ה | ū·ḇə·hê·māh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
Psalm 36:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| precious | יָּקָ֥ר | yā·qār | Adjective - masculine singular | H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty |
| is Your loving devotion | חַסְדְּךָ֗ | ḥas·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| O God | אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| that the children | וּבְנֵ֥י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of men | אָדָ֑ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| take refuge | יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃ | ye·ḥĕ·sā·yūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H2620 seek refuge |
| in the shadow | בְּצֵ֥ל | bə·ṣêl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6738 shadow |
| of Your wings | כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ | kə·nā·p̄e·ḵā | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H3671 wing, extremity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 36:6 Romans 11:33 · Psalm 77:19 · Isaiah 40:28 · Nehemiah 9:6 · Psalm 71:19 · 1 Timothy 4:10 · Job 37:23 · Deuteronomy 32:4
Psalm 36:7 Psalm 86:5 · Ruth 2:12 · Psalm 91:4 · 1 John 3:1 · 1 John 4:9–10 · Psalm 17:8 · Psalm 139:17 · Psalm 31:19 · Exodus 34:6 · Psalm 86:15 · John 3:16 · Psalm 63:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.