“Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains” Psalm 36:6
The writer of this psalm is King David. He compares specific attributes of God (love, faithfulness, righteousness, and justice) to the creation of God. He says that God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS is like mighty mountains. Let’s talk about a mountain for a second….It will give us a glimpse into God’s Righteousness. The mightiest mountain in our world is Mt. Everest at over 26,000 feet situated at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau on the border between Nepal and Tibet. We know that mountains are large, solid, unmovable and steady; they’re not going anywhere unless God moves them. Many people are drawn to the mighty mountains just as many people are similarly drawn to the Righteousness of God.
So when we say God is as Righteous as a mountain, one thing (not all) we are saying is that the way he relates with his people is unwavering just like a mountain. He’s not one way today and another way tomorrow. If you’re like me, you appreciate consistency in people. Remember the saying…. “she/he’s as changeable as the weather.” God is unique in that he never changes, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever" Hebrews 13:8.
All his ways are right and just (Rev.15:3) even when things in our life go wrong and are not fair. We can never look at God and say, you did me wrong because God always does us RIGHT, "And yet the LORD is waiting to be merciful to you. He is ready to take pity on you because he always does what is right. Happy are those who put their trust in the LORD" (Isaiah 30:18).
According to Revelation 15:4, God’s Righteous acts have been revealed, past tense. His Righteousness is not hidden; but very visible to all just like our mighty mountains. God demonstrates his Righteousness through his power, his beauty, his consistency, etc., He reveals His will through His Word and God will always act according to His Word because God‘s Word is God, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1).
One day the mighty mountains will be no more (Psalm 102:26&27). They will perish, but our Righteous God will remain forever. Glorious and majestic (just like mountains) are His deeds and HIS Righteousness endures forever (Psalm 111:3).
