Psalm 36:8

8 They ¹drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; And You give them to drink of the ²river 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 mountains of God; Your judgments are like a great deep. O LORD , You preserve man and beast.

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

8 They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights.

9 For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.

10 O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 63:5; Psalms 65:4; Isaiah 25:6; Jeremiah 31:12-14
• 2. Job 20:17; Psalms 46:4; Revelation 22:1

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "fatness"