Focused Passage

Psalms 36:5-9

The Wicked Heart and the Fountain of Life in the LORD's Steadfast Love

wickedness speaks within the heart -> no fear of God governs the eyes -> self-flattery hides sin -> deceitful speech and evil plotting form a settled way -> the LORD's love, faithfulness, righteousness, and justice are praised as immeasurable -> His people take refuge under His wings and are satisfied in His house -> life and light flow from Him -> David prays for continued covenant love and protection -> evildoers are seen fallen and unable to rise

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

5 Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

7 How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!

8 They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.

9 For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Cross-references

Lamentations 3:23 Classic cross-references Psalms 100:5 Classic cross-references Psalms 57:10 Classic cross-references Psalms 108:4 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 5:24 Classic cross-references

Original words

Your loving devotion חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ H2617 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular O LORD יְ֭הוָה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular reaches to the heavens בְּהַשָּׁמַ֣יִם H8064 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Your faithfulness אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ H530 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular to עַד־ H5704 Preposition the clouds שְׁחָקִֽים׃ H7834 Noun - masculine plural

Verse 6

Cross-references

Romans 11:33 Classic cross-references Jonah 4:11 Classic cross-references Psalms 92:5 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 9:6 Classic cross-references Zechariah 6:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

Your righteousness צִדְקָֽתְךָ֨׀ H6666 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular is like the highest אֵ֗ל H410 Noun - masculine singular mountains כְּֽהַרְרֵי־ H2042 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct Your judgments [are] מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶךָ H4941 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular like the deepest sea תְּה֣וֹם H8415 Noun - common singular . . . רַבָּ֑ה H7227 Adjective - feminine singular O LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular You preserve תוֹשִׁ֣יעַ H3467 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular man אָ֤דָֽם־ H120 Noun - masculine singular and beast וּבְהֵמָ֖ה H929 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

Psalms 91:1 Classic cross-references Psalms 31:19 Classic cross-references Psalms 23:6 Classic cross-references Psalms 16:11 Classic cross-references Psalms 34:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

How מַה־ H4100 Interrogative precious יָּקָ֥ר H3368 Adjective - masculine singular is Your loving devotion חַסְדְּךָ֗ H2617 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular O God אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים H430 Noun - masculine plural that the children וּבְנֵ֥י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of men אָדָ֑ם H120 Noun - masculine singular take refuge יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃ H2620 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun in the shadow בְּצֵ֥ל H6738 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of Your wings כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ H3671 Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Ephesians 3:20 Classic cross-references Revelation 22:1 Classic cross-references Philippians 4:19 Classic cross-references John 4:10 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 17:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

They feast on יִ֭רְוְיֻן H7301 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun the abundance מִדֶּ֣שֶׁן H1880 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of Your house בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular and You give them drink תַשְׁקֵֽם׃ H8248 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural from Your river וְנַ֖חַל H5158 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of delights עֲדָנֶ֣יךָ H5730 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

John 8:12 Classic cross-references Psalms 43:3 Classic cross-references John 12:46 Classic cross-references Acts 17:28 Classic cross-references John 4:14 Classic cross-references

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction with You עִ֭מְּךָ H5973 Preposition | second person masculine singular is the fountain מְק֣וֹר H4726 Noun - masculine singular construct of life חַיִּ֑ים H2416 Noun - masculine plural in Your light בְּ֝אוֹרְךָ֗ H216 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular we see נִרְאֶה־ H7200 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural light אֽוֹר׃ H216 Noun - common singular

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