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Psalms 36:3-12

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3 The words of his mouth are 1trouble and deceit; 2he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
4 He 3plots 4trouble while on his bed; he sets himself in 5a way that is not good; 6he does not reject evil.
5 Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
6 7Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; 8your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you 9save, O LORD.
7 10How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge 11in the shadow of your wings.
8 They feast on 12the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from 13the river of 14your delights.
9 For with you is 15the fountain of life; 16in your light do we see light.
10 Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who 17know you, and your righteousness to 18the upright of heart!
11 Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12 There 19the evildoers lie fallen; they are thrust down, 20unable to rise.
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Psalms 36:3-12 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician, [a Psalm] of David, the servant of the Lord. This title, which the psalmist takes to himself, regards him not only as a creature, every man being the servant of the Lord as such, of right, though not in fact; but as a king, he being a minister of God for good to good men, and for evil to evil men; and also may respect him as a renewed man; and it is here used in opposition to and distinction from the wicked, who are the servants of sin and Satan, of whom he speaks in this psalm. The Syriac and Arabic versions in their titles suggest that this psalm was written when David was persecuted by Saul, and which is the sense of some interpreters; but R. Obadiah thinks Ahithophel is designed by the wicked man in it; and so it was penned on account of Absalom's rebellion.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 20

  • 1. [Psalms 12:2]
  • 2. [Jeremiah 4:22]
  • 3. Micah 2:1; [Proverbs 4:16]
  • 4. Psalms 10:7
  • 5. Isaiah 65:2
  • 6. [Psalms 97:10]
  • 7. [Psalms 71:19]
  • 8. Psalms 92:5; Romans 11:33
  • 9. Psalms 104:14, 15; Psalms 145:9, 15, 16; Nehemiah 9:6
  • 10. [Psalms 31:19]
  • 11. See Ruth 2:12
  • 12. Psalms 23:5; Psalms 27:4; Psalms 65:4; Isaiah 25:6; See Jeremiah 31:12-14
  • 13. Psalms 46:4; Revelation 22:1
  • 14. Psalms 16:11
  • 15. Jeremiah 2:13; John 4:10, 14; John 5:26
  • 16. John 1:9; Acts 26:18; 1 Peter 2:9
  • 17. Jeremiah 22:16; Galatians 4:9; [Psalms 79:6]
  • 18. See Psalms 7:10
  • 19. Psalms 94:4
  • 20. See Psalms 1:5
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