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Families and animals drink from a bright river beneath mountain-high clouds while a scheming figure remains in distant darkness.
KING JAMES VERSION

PSALMS 36

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CHAPTER VISUAL

Psalms 36 — Human wickedness is contrasted with mercy reaching to heaven, righteousness like mountains, and life found in divine light.

About this illustration

Wings, fountain, mountain, and deep are poetic images of refuge and abundance; no bodily divine presence is shown.

Scripture basis: Psalms 36:1–12
  1. 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
  2. 2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
  3. 3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
  4. 4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
  5. 5Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
  6. 6Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
  7. 7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
  8. 8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
  9. 9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
  10. 10O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
  11. 11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
  12. 12There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom

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