Mazmur 36:6

36:6 Your justice is like the highest mountains, ¹ 

your fairness like the deepest sea;

you preserve ²  mankind and the animal kingdom. ³ 

Mazmur 126:2

126:2 At that time we laughed loudly

and shouted for joy. ⁴ 

At that time the nations said, ⁵ 

“The Lord has accomplished great things for these people.”

[36:6]  ¹ tn Heb “mountains of God.” The divine name אֵל (’el, “God”) is here used in an idiomatic manner to indicate the superlative.

[36:6]  ² tn Or “deliver.”

[36:6]  ³ sn God’s justice/fairness is firm and reliable like the highest mountains and as abundant as the water in the deepest sea. The psalmist uses a legal metaphor to describe God’s preservation of his creation. Like a just judge who vindicates the innocent, God protects his creation from destructive forces.

[126:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with a shout.”

[126:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “they said among the nations.”