Psalm 36:5-6. “Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, Thou preservest man and beast.”
CONTRASTS. The power of evil is in spoken words: arrogant, false, flattering, deceitful, hateful.
Evil leaves a path of slime like the slug out of the damp earth. Turn away from wisdom to self-indulgence. Leave the good for expedient and immediate gratification. Plan the next sin; the next person to be preyed on – beware! The wicked doesn’t sleep in bed. He wants what is wrong.
Trusting in quiet confidence and newborn under strong wings; Satisfied with all that God gives and the place they are found. Finding their thirst quenched with flowing waters that are the same; Yet, it is ever-changing in the view of light from God. Loving kindness, again and again, comes to them. Upright is the heart of those He made righteous. They are solid and steadfast in the right.
Between the two – far above and beyond man’s highest range Of thought, and mercy and faithfulness; It is the Lord! Righteousness reaches its’ extending peaks into the brightest light. Authority going down below the deepest bedrock of man’s imagining. Preservation of just and unjust – man and animal both. And loving-kindness is beautiful to experience – It is the Lord!
“Thy message is clear, O God. It leaves no misunderstanding that there are two worlds in which men live. I praise Thee for the best way to make things clear and possible to all, and I am on that path. The alternative is unthinkable to me. To God be all the glory, Amen.”
Psalm 36:8, 9. “They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the rivers of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.”
FULL PROVISION. Mercy reaches to the heavens; Limitless is its vast supply. Offered fully without measure; Quickly shown to all who cry.
Faithfulness from God’s great storehouse; More than ever, we will know. For our God with such great bounty; Gives and gives; we want no more.
Righteous is His holy being; Vast and pure, His mountains are high. His pure character we all seeing, When for us He came to die.
God’s true judgments, no comparing With man’s failing justice now. But the depth of holy baring Of each soul, we all will bow.
Loving-kindness, O, how priceless! Is such love that comes from God. Excellent in all its fullness; Precious, measured by His blood.
His great wings that cast their shadow,
Over every trusting soul. Here, find refuge when it matters, In His shade for comfort go.
His provision is so great, No one needs to hunger more. Satisfied our spirits tasting, His abundance still does pour.
Fellowship, like pleasures flowing, From God’s rivers of delight. The greater joy is ours by knowing, Walking with Him in the light.
Fount of life, like cleansing water; Living water; spring of joy- God Himself, the Source forever; From His life, His grace we know.
We know from Him full provision For each part of life, He gives. All we need as His dear children, For His glory now to live.
“Father, I have found this psalm so refreshing because David seemed to see similar problems around in his time as I see in mine. Yet his supreme confidence in Thee draws such imagery to meet every need and every situation. In every way, Thou art there to fill, comfort, and supply every need. I have found this to be true in my own experience. I wish I could tell it to Thee in the same way David did, but in my own way, I want to make clear that I appreciate such full provision given, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.”