Psalms 36:7

Psalms 36:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
• New International Version (NIV)How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
• New King James Version (NKJV)How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.

Context of Psalms 36:7

5Lord, your faithful love reaches to heaven, your faithfulness to the clouds. 6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your judgments like the deepest sea. Lord, you preserve people and animals. How priceless your faithful love is, God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8They are filled from the abundance of your house. You let them drink from your refreshing stream. 9For the wellspring of life is with you. By means of your light we see light.

Psalms 36:7 word by word

מַה־יָּקָ֥ר חַסְדְּךָ֗ אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים וּבְנֵ֥י אָדָ֑ם בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• How excellentיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
• thy lovingkindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• therefore the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• put their trustחָסָהchâsâh · to seek refugeH2620
• under the shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738
• of thy wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671

Cross-references for Psalms 36:7

• Psalms 31:19How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you. In the presence of everyone you have acted for those who take refuge in you.
• Psalms 86:5For you, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive, abounding in faithful love to all who call on you.
• Psalms 145:7They will give a testimony of your great goodness and will joyfully sing of your righteousness.
• Exodus 34:6The Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed: The Lord — the Lord is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth,
• John 3:16For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
• 1 John 3:1See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children — and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know him.
• 1 John 4:9God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his one and only Son into the world so that we might live through him.
• Psalms 139:17God, how precious your thoughts are to me; how vast their sum is!
• 1 Peter 2:6For it stands in Scripture: See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and honored cornerstone, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.
• 2 Peter 1:4By these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.
• Psalms 17:8Protect me as the pupil of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings
• Psalms 57:1Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in you. I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings until danger passes.
• Psalms 63:7because you are my helper; I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.
• Psalms 91:4He will cover you with his feathers; you will take refuge under his wings. His faithfulness will be a protective shield.
• Ruth 2:12May the Lord reward you for what you have done, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”
• Luke 13:34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

Commentaries on Psalms 36:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7How excellent is thy loving-kindness - He asks the question in the way of admiration; but expects no answer from angels or men. It is indescribably excellent, abundant, and free; and, "therefore, the children of Adam put their trust under the shadow of thy wings." They trust in thy good providence for the supply of their bodies; they trust in thy mercy for the salvation of their souls. These, speaking after the figure, are the two wings of the Divine…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7How excellent - Margin, as in Hebrew: “precious.” The word used here is one that would be applicable to precious stones 1 Kings 10:2, 1 Kings 10:10-11; or to the more costly kind of stones employed in building, as marble 2 Chronicles 3:6; and then, anything that is “costly” or “valuable.” The meaning is, that the loving-kindness of God is to be estimated only by the value set on the most rare and costly objects. Is “thy loving-kindness - Thy mercy. The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 Men may shut up their compassion, yet, with God we shall find mercy. This is great comfort to all believers, plainly to be seen, and not to be taken away. God does all wisely and well; but what he does we know not now, it is time enough to know hereafter. God's loving-kindness is precious to the saints. They put themselves under his protection, and then are safe and easy. Gracious souls, though still desiring more of God, never desire more…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8God invites everyone to a feast in his house (compare Proverbs 9:1–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. shadow of thy wings--(Compare De 32:11; Psa 91:1).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings