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Psalm 36:7-10 KJV
Psalms · chapter 36 · verses 7–10
7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. 10O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.Psalm 36:7-10 · King James Version
Psalm 36:7-10 in context
5Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
6Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
10O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
12There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 86:5
- Ruth 2:12
- Psalms 91:4
- 1 John 3:1
- 1 John 4:9-10
- Psalms 17:8
- Psalms 139:17
- Psalms 31:19
- Psalms 16:11
- Psalms 65:4
- Isaiah 58:11
- Jeremiah 31:12-14
Key words (Strong's)
- lovingkindnesschêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- righteousnesstsᵉdâqâhrightness , subjectively , objectively , morally or figurativelyH6666 →
- excellentyâqârvaluableH3368 →
- satisfiedrâvâhto slake the thirstH7301 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- fountainmâqôwrproperly, something dugH4726 →
- continuemâshakto draw, used in a great variety of applicationsH4900 →
- fatnessdeshenthe fatH1880 →
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David, having looked round with grief upon the wickedness of the wicked, here looks up with comfort upon the goodness of God, a subject as delightful as the former was distasteful and very proper to be set in the balance against it. Observe, I. His meditations upon the grace of God.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-12