the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Psalms 36:9
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For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
For with you is the fountain of life: In your light we shall see light.
You are the giver of life. Your light lets us enjoy life.
For you are the one who gives and sustains life.
For with thee [is] the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.
For with You is the fountain of life [the fountain of life-giving water]; In Your light we see light.
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.
For the wel of life is at thee; and in thi liyt we schulen se liyt.
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
The life-giving fountain belongs to you, and your light gives light to each of us.
For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light.
For with you is the fountain of life: in your light we will see light.
they feast on the rich bounty of your house, and you have them drink from the stream of your delights.
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
The fountain of life flows from you. Your light lets us see light.
They are abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou makest them drink of the river of Thy pleasures.
For with thee is the fountaine of life: in thy light shall we see light.
All life came from You. In Your light we see light.
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
For with thee is the well of life, and in thy light shall we see light.
For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light.
You are the source of all life, and because of your light we see the light.
For, with thee, is the fountain of life, In thy light, we see light.
(35-10) For with thee is the fountain of life; and in thy light we shall see light.
For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light do we see light.
For with thee is the fountaine of lyfe: and in thy light shall we see light.
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light we shall see light.
For the wellspring of life is with you.By means of your light we see light.
For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
For with Thee [is] a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.
For by the is ye well of life, & in thy light, shall we se light.
For the fountain of life is with You; In Your light we see light.
For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.
For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.
For with You is the fountain of life;In Your light we see light.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
For: Isaiah 12:3, Jeremiah 2:13, John 4:10, John 4:14, John 7:37-39, Revelation 21:6, Revelation 22:17
in thy: Psalms 27:1, Job 29:3, Proverbs 4:18, Isaiah 2:5, Isaiah 60:1, Isaiah 60:2, Isaiah 60:19, Malachi 4:2, John 1:8, John 1:9, John 8:12, 2 Corinthians 4:6, James 1:17, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 John 1:7, Revelation 21:23
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 30:20 - thy life Job 20:17 - the rivers Psalms 17:15 - I shall Psalms 42:2 - thirsteth Psalms 46:4 - a river Song of Solomon 4:15 - a well Jeremiah 17:13 - forsaken Daniel 2:22 - and the John 3:36 - see John 5:26 - hath life John 5:39 - ye think John 11:25 - the life John 12:46 - am Acts 17:28 - in him Ephesians 3:20 - exceeding Colossians 1:12 - in 1 John 1:5 - that God 1 John 2:8 - and the Revelation 7:17 - shall lead Revelation 22:5 - no night
Cross-References
When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For with thee [is] the fountain of life,.... Or "lives" f: God himself is the fountain of living waters; this is a reason proving the happiness of those that trust in the Lord, and that they shall enjoy the above things; because with God the object of their trust is the fountain of life; not only of natural life, from whom they have it, and by whom it is supported, but of spiritual life, being quickened by him when dead in sin, by virtue of which they live by faith on Christ, and also of eternal life; and the phrase denotes, that life is originally in God as in its fountain, and that both the fulness of it is with him, and the freeness of it in the communication of it to others, as well as its continuance and duration;
in thy light shall we see light; God is light itself, the Father of lights, and the former of it in every sense; in the light of his countenance, and the discoveries of his love, they that trust in him see light, or enjoy comfort; and in the light of his Son Jesus Christ, the sun of righteousness and light of the world, they see the face of God, and enjoy his favour, and behold the glory and excellency of Christ himself; and in the light of the divine Spirit, who is a spirit of wisdom and revelation, they see their sins exceeding sinful, their righteousness as nothing, and a preciousness in the blood, righteousness, and sacrifice of Christ; and in the light of the divine word they see the truths of the Gospel in their native simplicity and excellency, and the duties of religion to be performed by them; and in the light of faith, which is the gift of God, they have at least a glimpse of the unseen glories of the other world; and when the beatific vision shall take place, they shall see no more darkly through a glass, but face to face, even God himself, as he is in Christ.
f מקור חיים "vena vitarum", Montanus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For 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 to in the previous verses - the various blessings which proceeded from the mercy and loving-kindness of God, and which were attendant on his worship; and he here says that all this - all that makes man happy - all that can properly be regarded as “life” - proceeds from God. Life literally, in man and in all animated beings; life spiritually; life here, and life hereafter - all is to be traced to God.
In thy light shall we see light - As thou art the Source of light, and all light proceeds from thee, so we shall be enabled to see light, or to see what is true, only as we see it in thee. By looking to thee; by meditating on thy character; by a right understanding of thyself; by being encompassed with the light which encompasses thee, we shall see light on all those great questions which perplex us, and which it is so desirable that we should understand. It is not by looking at ourselves; it is not by any human teaching; it is not by searching for information “away from thee,” that we can hope to have the questions which perplex us solved; it is only by coming to thyself, and looking directly to thee. There is no other source of real light and truth but God; and in the contemplation of himself, and of the light which encompasses him, and in that alone, can we hope to comprehend the great subjects on which we pant so much to be informed. All away from God is dark; all near him is light. If, therefore, we desire light on the subjects which pertain to our salvation, it must be sought by a direct and near approach to him; and the more we can lose ourselves in the splendors of his throne, the more we shall understand of truth. Compare 1 John 1:5; Revelation 21:23; Rev 22:5; 1 Peter 2:9.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 36:9. For 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. כי עמך מקור חיים ki immecha mekor chaiyim, "For with thee is the vein of lives." Does not this allude to the great aorta, which, receiving the blood from the heart, distributes it by the arteries to every part of the human body, whence it is conducted back to the heart by means of the veins. As the heart, by means of the great aorta, distributes the blood to the remotest parts of the body; so, GOD, by Christ Jesus, conveys the life-giving streams of his providential goodness to all the worlds and beings he has created, and the influences of his grace and mercy to every soul that has sinned. All spiritual and temporal good comes from Him, the FATHER, through Him, the SON, to every part of the creation of God.
In thy light shall we see light. — No man can illuminate his own soul; all understanding must come from above. Here the metaphor is changed, and God is compared to the sun in the firmament of heaven, that gives light to all the planets and their inhabitants. "God said, Let there be light; and there was light; "by that light the eye of man was enabled to behold the various works of God, and the beauties of creation: so, when God speaks light into the dark heart of man, he not only beholds his own deformity and need of the salvation of God, but he beholds the "light of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ;" "God, in Christ, reconciling the world to himself." "In thy light shall we see light." This is literally true, both in a spiritual and philosophical sense.
