Tree of Life Version
Psalms 36:7
7Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like the great deep. You preserve man and beast, Adonai.
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
5Even on his bed he plans sin. He puts himself on a path that is no good, never refusing evil.” 6Your love, Adonai, is in the heavens, Your faithfulness up to the skies. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like the great deep. You preserve man and beast, Adonai. 8How precious is Your love, O God! The children of men find refuge in the shadow of Your wings. 9They drink their fill from the abundance of Your House. You give them drink from the river of Your delights.
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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 31:19Let the lying lips be mute. For they speak arrogantly against the righteous, with pride and contempt.
- Psalms 86:5For You, my Lord, are good, and ready to forgive and full of mercy to all who call upon You.
- Psalms 145:7They will pour out the renown of Your great goodness, and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
- Exodus 34:6Then Adonai passed before him, and proclaimed, “Adonai, Adonai, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth,
- John 3:16“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- 1 John 3:1See how glorious a love the Father has given us, that we should be called God’s children—and so we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
- 1 John 4:9The love of God was revealed among us by this—that God sent His one and only Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
- Psalms 139:17How precious are Your thoughts, O God! How great is the sum of them!
- 1 Peter 2:6For it says in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen, precious cornerstone. Whoever trusts in Him will never be put to shame.”
- 2 Peter 1:4Through these things He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, since you have escaped the corruption that evil desires have brought into the world.
- Psalms 17:8Protect me like the pupil of the eye. Hide me in the shadow of Your wings,
- Psalms 57:1For the music director, “Do Not Destroy,” a Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
- Psalms 63:7When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You through the night watches.
- Psalms 91:4He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge. His faithfulness is body armor and shield.
- Ruth 2:12May Adonai repay you for what you have done, and may you be fully rewarded by Adonai, God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
- Luke 13:34“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I longed 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
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