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.
Read in contextRuth 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.
Read in context1 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.
Read in contextPsalms 91:4
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Read in context1 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.
Read in contextPsalms 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Read in contextPsalms 139:17
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
Read in contextPsalms 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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