Psalms 36:9

Psalms 36:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
• New International Version (NIV)For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.

Context of Psalms 36:9

7How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. 8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. 10Continue thy loving-kindness 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 drive me away.

Psalms 36:9 word by word

כִּֽי־עִ֭מְּךָ מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים בְּ֝אוֹרְךָ֗ נִרְאֶה־אֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 36:9

• Isaiah 12:3And with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
• Jeremiah 2:13For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, to hew them out cisterns, broken cisterns that hold no water.
• John 4:10Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that says to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
• John 7:37In the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried saying, If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink.
• Revelation 21:6And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely.
• Revelation 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that is athirst come; he that will, let him take [the] water of life freely.
• Psalms 27:1Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
• Job 29:3When his lamp shone over my head, [and] by his light I walked through darkness;
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.
• Isaiah 2:5House of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.
• Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine! for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
• Malachi 4:2And unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and leap like fatted calves.
• John 1:8He was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light.
• John 8:12Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
• 2 Corinthians 4:6Because [it is] the God who spoke that out of darkness light should shine who has shone in our hearts for the shining forth of the knowledge of the glory of God in [the] face of [Jesus] Christ.
• James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning.

Commentaries on Psalms 36:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9For with thee is the fountain of life - This, in Scripture phrase, may signify a spring of water; for such was called among the Jews living water, to distinguish it from ponds, tanks, and reservoirs, that were supplied by water either received from the clouds, or conducted into them by pipes and streams from other quarters. But there seems to be a higher allusion in the sacred text. חיים מקור עמך כי ki immecha mekor chaiyim, "For with thee is the vein of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For with thee is the fountain of life - The fountain or source from which all life flows. All living beings derive their origin from thee, as streams flow from fountains; all that is properly “called” life proceeds from thee; everything which makes life real life - which makes it desirable or happy - has its origin in thee. The psalmist evidently meant here to include more than mere “life” considered as animated existence. He recalls what he had referred…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. 9Light represents salvation and celebration (Psalms 18:25–29; 27:1; compare Psalm 35:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Light is an emblem of all blessings, given of God as a means to gain more.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 36:9

• Fountain
• God
• Immortality
• Regeneration
• Salvation
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

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• Life
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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