Psalms 36:8

Psalms 36:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
• New International Version (NIV)They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.

Context of Psalms 36:8

6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your judgments like the deepest sea. Lord, you preserve people and animals. 7How priceless your faithful love is, God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They 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. 10Spread your faithful love over those who know you, and your righteousness over the upright in heart.

Psalms 36:8 word by word

יִ֭רְוְיֻן מִדֶּ֣שֶׁן בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְנַ֖חַל עֲדָנֶ֣יךָ תַשְׁקֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall be abundantly satisfiedרָוָהrâvâh · to quenchH7301
• with the fatnessדֶּ֫שֶׁןdeshen · ashesH1880
• of thy houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and thou shalt make them drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: drinkH8248
• of the riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• of thy pleasuresעֵ֫דֶן‛êden ‛ednâh · delicacyH5730

Cross-references for Psalms 36:8

• Psalms 16:11You reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; at your right hand are eternal pleasures.
• Psalms 17:15But I will see your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied with your presence.
• Psalms 63:5You satisfy me as with rich food; my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.
• Psalms 65:4How happy is the one you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple.
• Isaiah 25:6On this mountain, the Lord of Armies will prepare for all the peoples a feast of choice meat, a feast with aged wine, prime cuts of choice meat, fine vintage wine.
• Isaiah 55:1“Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water; and you without silver, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without silver and without cost!
• Jeremiah 31:12They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant with joy because of the Lord’s goodness, because of the grain, the new wine, the fresh oil, and because of the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like an irrigated garden, and they will no longer grow weak from hunger.
• Zechariah 9:17How lovely and beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
• Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
• John 7:37On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
• Isaiah 58:11The Lord will always lead you, satisfy you in a parched land, and strengthen your bones. You will be like a watered garden and like a spring whose water never runs dry.
• Psalms 46:4There is a river — its streams delight the city of God, the holy dwelling place of the Most High.
• Job 20:17He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and curds.
• Isaiah 43:20Wild animals — jackals and ostriches — will honor me, because I provide water in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people.
• Isaiah 48:21They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow from the rock for them; he split the rock, and water gushed out.
• Revelation 22:1Then he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

Commentaries on Psalms 36:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8They shall be abundantly satisfied - ירוין yirveyun, they shall be saturated, as a thirsty field is by showers from heaven. Inebriaduntur, they shall be inebriated - Vulgate. That sal be drunken of the plenteuoste of thi house. - Old Psalter. This refers to the joyous expectation they had of being restored to their own land, and to the ordinances of the temple. Of the river of thy pleasures - אדניך נחל nachal adaneycha, (or עדנך edencha, as in four MSS)…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They shall be abundantly satisfied - Margin, “watered.” That is, all who thus put their trust in the mercy of God. The Hebrew word - רוה râvâh - means to drink to the full; to be satisfied, or sated with drink; or to be satisfied or filled with water, as the earth or fields after an abundant rain: Isaiah 34:7; Psalm 65:10. The state referred to by the word is that of one who was thirsty, but who has drunk to the full; who feels that his desire is…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. 88. fatness--richness. thy house--residence--for the privileges and blessings of communion with God (Psa 23:6; 27:4). river of thy pleasures--plenteous supply; may allude to Eden.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 36:8

• Church
• Happiness
• House
• Joy
• River
• Salvation
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Euphrates River, the River
• Continue
• Deep
• Preserve
• Pride
• Tell
• Fatness
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of

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