Psalms 36:7

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
excellent	יָּקָ֥ר ya.Kar	H3368	valuable (objectively or subjectively) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
lovingkindness	חַסְדְּךָ֗ chas.de.Kha	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
God	אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
children	וּבְנֵ֥י u.ve.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
men	אָדָ֑ם 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
trust	יֶחֱסָיֽוּן ye.che.sa.Yun	H2620	to flee for protection · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun
shadow	בְּצֵ֥ל be.Tzel	H6738	shade · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
wings	כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ ke.na.Fei.kha	H3671	an edge or extremity · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 86:5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Ruth 2:12 The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Psalms 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not,…
1 John 4:9-10 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him…
Psalms 17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Psalms 139:17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
Psalms 31:19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 36:5–end

David, having looked round with grief upon the wickedness of the wicked, here looks up with comfort upon the goodness of God, a subject as delightful as the former was distasteful and very proper to be set in the balance against it. Observe, I. His meditations upon the grace of God. He sees the world polluted, himself endangered, and God dishonoured, by the transgressions of the wicked; but, of a sudden, he turns his eye, and heart, and speech, to God "However it be, yet thou art good." He here acknowledges, 1. The transcendent perfections of the divine nature. Among men we have often reason to complain, There is no truth nor mercy, (Hos 4:1), no judgment nor justice, Isa 5:7. But all these…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 36:7

shadow of thy wings--(Compare Deu 32:11; Psa 91:1).

John Gill on Psalms 36:7

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…

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John Calvin on Psalms 36:5-9

Psalm 36:5-9 5. O Jehovah! thy mercy is unto the heavens, and thy truth even unto the clouds. 6. Thy righteousness is as the mountains of God; [4] thy judgments are a great deep: [5] O Jehovah! thou preservest man and beast. 7. O God! how excellent [6] is thy loving-kindness! therefore, the children of men shall trust in the shadow of thy wings. 8. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them to drink of the river of thy pleasures. 9. For with thee [7] is the fountain of life; and in thy light [8] shall we see light. 5. O Jehovah! thy mercy is unto the heavens. Commentators think that David, after having described the great corruption and depra…

The Church Fathers

But the sons of men will hope in the protection of your wings; that is, not the generation of vipers, but the sons of men who live in the image and likeness of God.
— Ambrose of Milan, Commentaries on the Twelve Davidic Psalms

But people will hope in the shadow of your wings; that is, they have you as helper and protector, and they will be illuminated and spiritually refreshed by Christ—the true light and spring of life [who is] with you.
— Pseudo-Athanasius, EXPOSITION ON PSALM 36

Because he said, Your Mercy is in the Heavens, that it may be known to be also on earth, he said, "O Lord, You save man and beast, as Your Mercy is multiplied, O God" [Psalm 36:7]. Great is Your Mercy, and manifold is Your Mercy, O God; and that showest Thou both to man and beast. For from whom is the saving of men? From God. Is not the saving of beasts also from God? For He who made man, made also beasts; He who made both, saves both; but the saving of beasts is temporal. But there are who as a great thing ask this of God, which He has given to beasts. "Your Mercy, O God, is multiplied," so that not only unto men, but unto beasts also is given the same saving which is given to men, a carnal and temporal saving.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 36

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Dictionary and topics

Anthropomorphisms · MISCELLANEOUS FIGURES — MISCELLANEOUS FIGURES
Faith · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Loving-Kindness Of God, The · Described as: Excellent — Described as: Excellent

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 36:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 36:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 36:7

John Gill on Psalms 36:7

John Calvin on Psalms 36:5-9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 36:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 36:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 36:7

John Gill on Psalms 36:7

John Calvin on Psalms 36:5-9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 36:5-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 36:7-8

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 36:7