Psalm 36:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 On his bed he hatches plots;
he sets out on a wicked way;
he does not reject evil.(A)
II
6 [a]Lord, your mercy reaches to heaven;
your fidelity, to the clouds.(B)
7 Your justice is like the highest mountains;
your judgments, like the mighty deep;
human being and beast you sustain, Lord.
Footnotes
- 36:6–7 God actively controls the entire world.
Psalm 36:5-7
King James Version
5 Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.
7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
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