Thy Love O Lord, Reaches to the heavens.

Psalms 36:5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

A. David took his eyes off of the sinners around him, and lifted them to heaven and realized: Though wickedness seems to overflow the earth, yet there remains one who is both merciful and faithful.

B. Men may shut up their bowels of compassion, but with God at the throne there is abundant mercy.

C. If God's mercy was not in heaven, we would have all perished long ago.

Thy faithfulness stretches onto the sky.

A. God is faithful, He keeps his promises.

B. No unforeseen event can turn up to hinder the performance of what he has promised,

C. His power will never waver so that he cannot fulfill his promises.

D. He never changes his mind, He never forgets, he cannot lie.

E. Though all men may forsake me, God will not.

Thy Righteousness is like a mighty mountain.

Psalms 36:6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

A. God is a God of justice and equity.

B. His righteousness is like the mighty mountains, immovable., inflexible, uncompromising.

C. He is righteous in all of his ways.

D. He never has nor ever will do any wrong to his creatures. Even Hell is righteous retribution.

Thy Judgments are a great deep [Justice flows like the ocean's tide].

A. God's judgments are often unfathomable: Hard to be understood. His ways are not our ways, his thoughts are not our thoughts.

B. Though hard to be understood, they are safe to sail on. You don't have to worry about striking rocks when you sail in the great deep of God's judgments..

C. There are great treasures to be uncovered in the judgments of God.

HOW EXCELLENT IS THY LOVINGKINDNESS

Psalms 36:7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings

A. To God's children his lovingkindness is precious.

B. They have tasted the sweetness of it.

C. They admire his love above anything else in the world.

UNDER THE SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS.

A. It is because of believing in God's love for us that we have confidence to put all our trust in him.

B. Men may flee to God and find protection under his wings. As chicks flee to the hen.

C. In God we have refuge from: The Power of Sin, from the fiery darts of the enemy, from fear, from the wrath of God.

ABUNDANTLY SATISFIED.

Psalms 36:8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

A. God's children shall always have enough, for their Father is all sufficient.

B. The Holy Word Ministered, Holy Prayer Offered, Holy Hands Lifted, Holy Worship entered, are some of the fat things of his house.

C. Having God makes one content with what they have in this world.

D. You can only eat of the world so much, until you become sick. With God you will never become sick of him, but only satisfied. A Child of God still desires more of God, but never desires more than God.

RIVERS OF THY PLEASURES

A. These pleasures are God's pleasures and they are Spiritual.

B. God is the fountain of these pleasures, they flow from him.

C. They are fresh, clean, clear, holy pleasures.

D. These include joy and peace in the Holy Ghost; and the sense of God's manifest presence in your life.

E. Only God's children drink from these waters.