Psalm 36:8

8 They are refreshed with the {fullness} of your house, and you give them drink [from] the river of your delights.

Psalm 36:8 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 36:8

They shall be abundantly sallied with the fatness of thy
house
By his "house" is meant the church of God, of his building, and where he dwells; by the fatness of it the provisions there, the word and ordinances, and the blessings of grace which they hold forth; and especially Christ, the fatted calf, the bread of life, whose flesh is meat indeed, and whose blood is drink indeed, and which make a feast of fat things; and these they that trust in the Lord are welcome to eat and drink of abundantly, and to abundant satisfaction; see ( Matthew 5:6 ) ( Psalms 22:26 ) ;

and thou shall make them drink of the river of thy pleasure;
the love of God, whose streams make glad the city of God; or the fulness of grace, which is in Christ, out of which believers draw with joy, and drink with pleasure; or eternal glory and happiness, enjoyed in the presence of God, in which is fulness of joy, and at whose right hand are pleasures for evermore; a never ceasing torrent of them.

Psalm 36:8 In-Context

6 Your righteousness [is] {like the mighty mountains}, your judgments [like the] great deep. You save man and beast, O Yahweh.

7 How precious [is] your loyal love, O God, and the children of humankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

8 They are refreshed with the {fullness} of your house, and you give them drink [from] the river of your delights.

9 For with you is [the] fountain of life; in your light we see light.

10 Prolong your loyal love to those who know you, and your righteousness to [the] upright of heart.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "fatness"
• [b] Or "temple"