New English Translation
Psalms 36:10
10Extend your loyal love to your faithful followers, and vindicate the morally upright!
Psalms 36:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
- New International Version (NIV)Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
Context of Psalms 36:10
8They are filled with food from your house, and you allow them to drink from the river of your delicacies. 9For you are the one who gives and sustains life. Extend your loyal love to your faithful followers, and vindicate the morally upright! 11Do not let arrogant men overtake me, or let evil men make me homeless! 12I can see the evildoers! They have fallen! They have been knocked down and are unable to get up!
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מְשֹׁ֣ךְ חַ֭סְדְּךָ לְיֹדְעֶ֑יךָ וְ֝צִדְקָֽתְךָ֗ לְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 36:10
- Psalms 103:17But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,
- Jeremiah 31:3In a far-off land the Lord will manifest himself to them. He will say to them, ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love. That is why I have continued to be faithful to you.
- John 15:9“Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love.
- 1 Peter 1:5who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Psalms 9:10Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.
- Jeremiah 22:16He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The Lord says, ‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’
- Jeremiah 24:7I will give them the desire to acknowledge that I am the Lord. I will be their God and they will be my people. For they will wholeheartedly return to me.’
- John 17:3Now this is eternal life – that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
- Hebrews 8:11“And there will be no need at all for each one to teach his countryman or each one to teach his brother saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ since they will all know me, from the least to the greatest.
- Psalms 7:8The Lord judges the nations. Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!
- Psalms 18:24The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.
- Psalms 94:14Certainly the Lord does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.
- Psalms 97:10You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked.
- Psalms 143:1O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!
- Isaiah 51:6Look up at the sky! Look at the earth below! For the sky will dissipate like smoke, and the earth will wear out like clothes; its residents will die like gnats. But the deliverance I give is permanent; the vindication I provide will not disappear.
- 2 Timothy 4:7I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!
Commentaries on Psalms 36:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10O continue thy loving-kindness - Literally, "Draw out thy mercy." The allusion to the spring is still kept up. Unto them that know thee - To them who acknowledge thee in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. And thy righteousness - That grace which justifies the ungodly, and sanctifies the unholy. To the upriabt in heart - לב לישרי levishrey leb, to the straight of heart; to those who have but one end in view, and one aim to that end. This is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10O continue - Margin, as in Hebrew: “draw out at length.” The Hebrew word means “to draw;” hence, “to draw out,” in the sense of “continuing” or “prolonging.” Compare Psalm 85:5; Psalm 109:12; Jeremiah 31:3. The desire of the psalmist here is, that God would make the manifestation of his loving-kindness “continuous” or “perpetual” to His people; that it might not be fitful and interrupted, but always enduring, or constant. It is the utterance of a prayer…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. 10-11God's wisdom covers all of creation and protects those who follow him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. that know thee--right knowledge of God is the source of right affections and conduct.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
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