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Psalms 36:7
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How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
How precious is your loving-kindness, O God! And the sons of man take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
God, your love is so precious! You protect people in the shadow of your wings.
How precious is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings.
How excellent [is] thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
How precious is your lovingkindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
as thou, God, hast multiplied thi merci. But the sones of men; schulen hope in the hilyng of thi wyngis.
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
Your love is a treasure, and everyone finds shelter in the shadow of your wings.
How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God, your judgments are like the great deep. You save man and beast, Adonai .
How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
Nothing is more precious than your loving kindness. All people can find protection close to you.
Thy righteousness is like the mighty mountains; Thy judgments are like the great deep; man and beast Thou preservest, O LORD.
How excellent is thy louing kindnesse, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust vnder the shadowe of thy wings.
Of what great worth is Your loving-kindness, O God! The children of men come and are safe in the shadow of Your wings.
How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
How excellent is thy mercy, O God! therefore the children of men trust vnder the shadowe of thy wings.
How abundant is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
How precious, O God, is your constant love! We find protection under the shadow of your wings.
How precious thy lovingkindness, O God, - Therefore, the sons of men, under the shadow of thy wings, seek refuge:
(35-8) O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! But the children of men shall put their trust under the covert of thy wings.
How precious is thy steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of thy wings.
How excellent is thy mercy O Lord: therefore the chyldren of men shall put their trust vnder the shadowe of thy winges.
How hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! so the children of men shall trust in the shelter of thy wings.
How priceless your faithful love is, God!People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
How precious is your lovingkindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
How precious is your loyal love, O God, and the children of humankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
How precious is Your mercy, O God! And the sons of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
How precious [is] Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.
Thou LORDE preseruest both me & beestes. How precious is thy mercy (O God) that the children of men maye put their trust vnder ye shadowe of thy wynges?
How exquisite your love, O God! How eager we are to run under your wings, To eat our fill at the banquet you spread as you fill our tankards with Eden spring water. You're a fountain of cascading light, and you open our eyes to light.
How precious is Your mercy, God! And the sons of mankind take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!And the sons of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
How: Psalms 31:19, Psalms 86:5, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 145:7, Psalms 145:8, Exodus 34:6, John 3:16, 1 John 3:1, 1 John 4:9, 1 John 4:10
excellent: Heb. precious, Psalms 139:17, 1 Peter 2:6, 1 Peter 2:7, 2 Peter 1:4
put their: Psalms 17:8, Psalms 57:1, Psalms 63:7, Psalms 91:4, Ruth 2:12, Luke 13:34
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 33:27 - refuge 2 Samuel 7:19 - And is this Psalms 13:5 - But Psalms 23:6 - goodness Psalms 30:5 - in his Psalms 34:8 - Lord Psalms 63:5 - my soul Psalms 69:16 - for thy Psalms 90:14 - satisfy Psalms 91:1 - under Psalms 109:21 - thy mercy Psalms 145:9 - good Psalms 145:19 - fulfil Song of Solomon 1:2 - thy love Isaiah 18:1 - shadowing Zechariah 9:17 - how great is his goodness Matthew 23:37 - even Mark 10:18 - that is Hebrews 2:13 - I will 1 John 4:16 - we
Cross-References
But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together.
Lot chose for himself the whole Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants and parted company with his uncle Abram.
And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God."
May God pass on to you and your descendants the blessings he promised to Abraham. May you own this land where you are now living as a foreigner, for God gave this land to Abraham."
And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith—for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. And so did Isaac and Jacob, who inherited the same promise.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
How excellent [is] thy lovingkindness, O God,.... Which has appeared to men and not angels, to some and not others; to the chief of sinners, who are by nature children of wrath as others; in choosing, redeeming, and calling them, taking them into his family, and making them heirs of eternal glory; and all this of his sovereign good will and pleasure, there being nothing in them that could move him to it; which lovingkindness was in his heart from everlasting, and will never change in him, nor depart from them; and hence it must be most excellent and precious:
therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings; not all men; for all have not faith, only some, to whom it is given to believe, and who know the Lord and his lovingkindness; by which they are induced and encouraged to trust in him, to betake themselves to him for mercy and protection, which they find in him: the allusion is either to the hen that gathers her chickens under her wings, and protects them in time of danger, and so it expresses both the paternal affection of God to his people, and the protection of them; or else to the wings of the cherubim over the mercy seat, between which the Lord sat and communed with his people, and showed mercy and favour to them, which encouraged them to trust in him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
How 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 same word is used here which occurs in Psalms 36:5, and which is there rendered “mercy.” It is not a new attribute of God which is here celebrated or brought into view, but the same characteristic which is referred to in Psalms 36:5. The repetition of the word indicates the state of mind of the writer of the psalm, and shows that he delights to dwell on this; he naturally turns to this; his meditations begin and end with this. While he is deeply impressed by the “faithfulness,” the “righteousness,” and the “judgment” of God, still it is His “mercy” or His “loving-kindness” that is the beginning and the ending of his thoughts; to this the soul turns with ever new delight and wonder when reflecting on the character and the doings of God. Here our hope begins; and to this attribute of the Almighty, when we have learned all else that we can learn about God, the soul turns with ever new delight.
Therefore - In view of that mercy; or because God is a merciful God. It is not in his “justice” that we can take refuge, for we are sinners, but the foundation of all our hope is his mercy. A holy creature could fly to a holy Creator for refuge and defense; he who has given himself to Him, and who has been pardoned, can appeal to his “faithfulness;” but the refuge of a sinner, as such, is only his “mercy;” and it is only to that mercy that he can flee.
The children of men - literally, “the sons of man;” that is, the human race, considered as descended from their great ancestor, or as one family. The meaning is not that all the children of men actually do thus put their trust in the mercy of God - for that is not true; but:
(a) all may do it as the children of men, or as men; and
(b) all who do “put their trust under the shadow of his wings” confide in His mercy alone, as the ground of their hope.
Under the shadow of thy wings - As little, helpless birds seek protection under the wings of the mother-bird. See the notes at Matthew 23:37; compare Deuteronomy 32:11-12.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 36:7. How 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 goodness, under which the children of men take refuge. The allusion may be to the wings of the cherubim, above the mercy-seat.
