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

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

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

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

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

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

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Verse 5

Cross-references

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

Original words

Your loving devotionחַסְדֶּ֑ךָH2617Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularO LORDיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularreaches to the heavensבְּהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםH8064Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralYour faithfulnessאֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗H530Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singulartoעַד־H5704Prepositionthe cloudsשְׁחָקִֽים׃H7834Noun - masculine plural

Verse 6

Cross-references

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

Original words

Your righteousnessצִדְקָֽתְךָ֨׀H6666Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularis like the highestאֵ֗לH410Noun - masculine singularmountainsכְּֽהַרְרֵי־H2042Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural constructYour judgments [are]מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶךָH4941Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularlike the deepest seaתְּה֣וֹםH8415Noun - common singular. . .רַבָּ֑הH7227Adjective - feminine singularO LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularYou preserveתוֹשִׁ֣יעַH3467Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularmanאָ֤דָֽם־H120Noun - masculine singularand beastוּבְהֵמָ֖הH929Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

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

Original words

Howמַה־H4100Interrogativepreciousיָּקָ֥רH3368Adjective - masculine singularis Your loving devotionחַסְדְּךָ֗H2617Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularO Godאֱלֹ֫הִ֥יםH430Noun - masculine pluralthat the childrenוּבְנֵ֥יH1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof menאָדָ֑םH120Noun - masculine singulartake refugeיֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃H2620Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunin the shadowבְּצֵ֥לH6738Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Your wingsכְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָH3671Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

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

Original words

They feast onיִ֭רְוְיֻןH7301Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunthe abundanceמִדֶּ֣שֶׁןH1880Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Your houseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָH1004Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularand You give them drinkתַשְׁקֵֽם׃H8248Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralfrom Your riverוְנַ֖חַלH5158Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof delightsעֲדָנֶ֣יךָH5730Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

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

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionwith Youעִ֭מְּךָH5973Preposition | second person masculine singularis the fountainמְק֣וֹרH4726Noun - masculine singular constructof lifeחַיִּ֑יםH2416Noun - masculine pluralin Your lightבְּ֝אוֹרְךָ֗H216Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singularwe seeנִרְאֶה־H7200Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plurallightאֽוֹר׃H216Noun - common singular

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