Psalms 36:7

5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

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

8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
KJV
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
WEB
How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
ASV
How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
DARBY
How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
BLB
How precious [is] Your loving devotion, O God! Even the sons of man take refuge under the shadow of Your wings.
ÅB
Hvor kostelig din godhet er, Gud!
Menneskenes barn søker ly i skyggen av vingene dine.
OTB
Hvor uvurderlig er Din miskunnhet, Gud!
Og menneskeheten finner ly under skyggen av Dine vinger.
B1930
Hvor kostelig er din miskunnhet, Gud! Menneskenes barn søker ly i dine vingers skygge.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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, because it knew him not.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Psalms 17:8

    Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

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  • Psalms 139:17

    How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

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  • 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 the sons of men!

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