Psalm 36:7
New International Version
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

New Living Translation
How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings.

English Standard Version
How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

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

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

New King James Version
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.

New American Standard Bible
How precious is Your mercy, God! And the sons of mankind take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

NASB 1995
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

NASB 1977
How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings.

Legacy Standard Bible
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the sons of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

Amplified Bible
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

Christian Standard Bible
How priceless your faithful love is, God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God, Your faithful love is so valuable that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

American Standard Version
How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
How abundant are your compassions, oh, God! The children of men will be sheltered in the shadow of your wings.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
How hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! so the children of men shall trust in the shelter of thy wings.

Contemporary English Version
Your love is a treasure, and everyone finds shelter in the shadow of your wings.

Douay-Rheims Bible
O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! But the children of men shall put their trust under the covert of thy wings.

English Revised Version
How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your mercy is so precious, O God, that Adam's descendants take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

Good News Translation
How precious, O God, is your constant love! We find protection under the shadow of your wings.

International Standard Version
How precious is your gracious love, God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

JPS Tanakh 1917
How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings.

Literal Standard Version
How precious [is] Your kindness, O God, | And the sons of men trust | In the shadow of Your wings.

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

New American Bible
How precious is your mercy, O God! The children of Adam take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

NET Bible
How precious is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings.

New Revised Standard Version
How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

New Heart English Bible
How precious is your loving kindness, God. The descendants of Adam take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

Webster's Bible Translation
How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

World English Bible
How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

Young's Literal Translation
How precious is Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Transgression of the Wicked
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.…

Cross References
Ruth 2:12
May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge."

Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

Psalm 40:5
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us--none can compare to You--if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

Psalm 57:1
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

Psalm 91:4
He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.

Psalm 139:17
How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!


Treasury of Scripture

How excellent is your loving kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings.

How

Psalm 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!

Psalm 86:5,15
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee…

Psalm 145:7,8
They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness…

excellent [heb.

Psalm 139:17
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

1 Peter 2:6,7
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded…

2 Peter 1:4
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

put their

Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

Psalm 57:1
To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

Psalm 63:7
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

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Psalm 36
1. The grievous state of the wicked
8. The excellence of God's mercy
10. David prays for favor to God's children














(7) How excellent.--Better, how precious.

Therefore . . .--Better, the simple conjunction, and sons of men, they find shelter, &c

Shadow of thy wings.--See Psalm 17:8, Note.

Verse 7. - How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God! The psalmist, having made mention of the "loving-kindness of God" as his most characteristic quality (ver. 5), and again brought it into notice as causing him to provide so carefully for all his creatures (ver. 6), cannot refrain from glorifying the quality whereto he has called attention. "How excellent" - or, how precious (Kay, Alexander, Cheyne, Revised Version) - " is thy loving-kindness!" How does it exceed all that we could have anticipated! How far does it go beyond all that we deserve! Therefore the children of men put their trust (or, shall put their trust, or shall take refuge) under the shadow of thy wings (comp. Psalm 17:8; Psalm 57:1; Psalm 63:7, etc.). Encouraged by the consideration of thy goodness, the beney Adam, the children of weak, frail, sinful man, shall take heart, and lay abide their natural timidity, and turn to thee, and put their trust in thee, gathering themselves under the shadow of thy protecting wings, and looking to thee, and thee only, for safety and defence (see Ruth 2:12).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
How
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

precious
יָּקָ֥ר (yā·qār)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3368: Precious, rare, splendid, weighty

is Your loving devotion,
חַסְדְּךָ֗ (ḥas·də·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

O God,
אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

that the children
וּבְנֵ֥י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of men
אָדָ֑ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

take refuge
יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃ (ye·ḥĕ·sā·yūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 2620: To flee for, protection, to confide in

in the shadow
בְּצֵ֥ל (bə·ṣêl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6738: A shadow

of Your wings.
כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ (kə·nā·p̄e·ḵā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle


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