Psalms 36 · Verse 8

Psalms 36:8

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Psalms 36:8, King James Version

Psalms 36:8 in other translations

BSBThey feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
WEBThey shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.
ASVThey shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
YLTThey are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.
DARBYThey shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
BBEThe delights of your house will be showered on them; you will give them drink from the river of your pleasures.
WebsterThey shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

What does Psalms 36:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. fatness--richness. thy house--residence--for the privileges and blessings of communion with God (Psa 23:6; 27:4). river of thy pleasures--plenteous supply; may allude to Eden.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied - ירוין yirveyun, they shall be saturated, as a thirsty field is by showers from heaven. Inebriaduntur, they shall be inebriated - Vulgate. That sal be drunken of the plenteuoste of thi house. - Old Psalter. This refers to the joyous expectation they had of being restored to their own land, and to the ordinances of the temple. Of the river of thy pleasures - נחל אדניך nachal adaneycha, (or עדנך edencha, as in four MSS)., the river of thy Eden. They shall be restored to their paradisaical estate; for here is a reference to the river that ran through the garden of Eden, and watered it; Gen 2:10. Or the temple, and under it the Christian Church, may be compared to this Eden; and the gracious influences of God to be had in his ordinances, to the streams by which that garden was watered, and its fertility promoted.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 36:5-12

Men may shut up their compassion, yet, with God we shall find mercy. This is great comfort to all believers, plainly to be seen, and not to be taken away. God does all wisely and well; but what he does we know not now, it is time enough to know hereafter. God's loving-kindness is precious to the saints. They put themselves under his protection, and then are safe and easy. Gracious souls, though still desiring more…

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Psalms 36:8 in the original Hebrew

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יִ֭רְוְיֻןYir.ve.yunthey take their fill !H7301
מִדֶּ֣שֶׁןmi.De.shenfrom [the] fatness ofH1880
בֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khahouse yourH1004
וְנַ֖חַלve.Na.chaland [the] river ofH5158
עֲדָנֶ֣יךָ'a.da.Nei.khadelights yourH5730
תַשְׁקֵֽם\׃tash.Kemyou give to drink themH8248

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Cross references for Psalms 36:8

  • Psalms 16:11

    Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

  • Psalms 65:4

    Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

  • Isaiah 58:11

    And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

  • Jeremiah 31:12-14

    Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.

  • Isaiah 25:6

    And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

  • Psalms 63:5

    My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

  • Matthew 5:6

    Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

  • Psalms 46:4

    There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

  • Revelation 22:1-17

    And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. …

  • Isaiah 48:21

    And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • Job 20:17

    He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.

  • Isaiah 55:1-2

    Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
abundantly.
16:11; 17:15; 63:5; 65:4; So 5:1; Isa 25:6; 55:1,2; Jer 31:12-14
Zec 9:17; Mt 5:6; Joh 7:37
satisfied. Heb. watered.{Yirweyun,} "they shall be saturated," as a thirsty field by showers from heaven.
Isa 58:11
and thou.
16:11; 46:4; Job 20:17; Isa 43:20; 48:21; Re 22:1-17
thy pleasures.Or, {adanacha,} "thy pleasure," as four MSS., read; in which there is probably a reference to the garden of Eden, and the river that ran through, and watered it.

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Context

  • Psalms 36:7

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

  • Psalms 36:8

    They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

  • Psalms 36:9

    For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

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Psalms 36:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Embriagarse han de la grosura de tu casa; y tú los abrevarás del torrente de tus delicias.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Combien est précieuse ta bonté, ô Dieu! Aussi les fils des hommes se réfugient sous l’ombre de tes ailes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		sie werden reichlich trinken von der Fettigkeit deines Hauses, und mit dem Strome deiner Wonnen wirst du sie tränken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Desine ab ira, et derelinque furorem; noli æmulari ut maligneris.