New King James Version
Psalms 36:7
7How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
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 Living Translation (NLT)How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings.
Context of Psalms 36:7
5Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. 6Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Lord, You preserve man and beast. How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. 8They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures. 9For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.
Read all of Psalms 36Psalms 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 31:19Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men!
- Psalms 86:5For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.
- Psalms 145:7They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, And shall sing of Your righteousness.
- Exodus 34:6And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth,
- John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
- 1 John 3:1Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
- 1 John 4:9In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
- Psalms 139:17How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
- 1 Peter 2:6Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
- 2 Peter 1:4by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
- Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
- Psalms 57:1Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by.
- Psalms 63:7Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
- Psalms 91:4He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
- Ruth 2:12The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”
- Luke 13:34“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one 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 brood 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
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