Psalms 36:7

How precious is your covenant faithfulness, God! 1 Humanity takes refuge under the shadow of your wings. 1

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; 1 your judgments are like the great deep. 1 Yahweh, you preserve both mankind and the animals. 1

8They feast upon the abundance of your house; 1 you let them drink from the river of your delights. 1

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Cross References

Ruth 2:12May Yahweh reward you for your deed. May you receive full payment from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have found refuge.”

Psalms 17:8Protect me like the apple of your eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings 1

Psalms 57:1Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, 1 for I take refuge in you until these troubles are over. 1 I stay under your wings for protection until this destruction is over. 1

Psalms 71:19Your righteousness also, God, is very high; 1 you who have done great things, God, who is like you? 1

Psalms 86:15But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, 1 slow to anger, and abundant in covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness. 1

Psalms 139:17How precious are your thoughts to me, God! 1 How vast is their sum! 1

Matthew Henry on Psalms 36:6-12

The Amazing Goodness of God; Favour of God towards His People; 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. 7 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… Read the whole commentary →

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