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Even when he lies on his bed,[a]
    he is hatching evil plots.
He commits himself to a wicked course
    and refuses to reject evil.
[b]Lord, your kindness extends to the heavens;
    your faithfulness, to the skies.
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
    your judgments, like the mighty deep;
    you sustain both humans and beasts, O Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 36:5 On his bed: rather than meditating on God’s law both day and night (Pss 1:2; 119:55), the wicked plots evil even on his bed.
  2. Psalm 36:6 Your kindness . . . mighty deep: God’s influence reaches from one end of the world to the other and into every sphere. Kindness: see note on Ps 6:5.

Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
    your faithfulness(A) to the skies.(B)
Your righteousness(C) is like the highest mountains,(D)
    your justice like the great deep.(E)
    You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.(F)
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!(G)
    People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(H)

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