Psalm 36:10

10 Want bij U is de fontein des levens; in Uw licht zien wij het licht.

Psalm 36:10 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 36:10

O continue thy lovingkindness to them that know thee
That is, spiritually and experimentally; and such are they that trust in him and love him: and these are the objects of the love of God; not that their knowledge, faith, or love, are the cause of his love to them; but these things describe and point at manifestly the objects of it; and this request regards the open discovery of it unto them: for the love of God itself always continues, though the manifestations of it are not always the same; and it is for the enlargement and continuance of them the psalmist here prays: for it may be rendered, "draw out thy lovingkindness" ^F7; that is, to a greater length; make a larger and clearer discovery of it, that the height and depth, and length and breadth of it, may be more discerned;

and thy righteousness unto the upright in heart;
who are sincere and without guile; who have new hearts created and right spirits renewed in them, and have truth in the inward parts; and unto and upon such is the righteousness of Christ, and where it always continues, for it is an everlasting one; but here it means a clearer and constant revelation of it from faith to faith; unless it should rather intend the righteousness of God in protecting his people from the insults of their enemies, and the continual exertion of it for that purpose.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 (Kvm) "trahe", Pagninus, Montanus; "extende", Vatablus, Piscator; "protrahe", Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Psalm 36:10 In-Context

8 Hoe dierbaar is Uw goedertierenheid, o God! Dies de mensenkinderen onder de schaduw Uwer vleugelen toevlucht nemen.

9 Zij worden dronken van de vettigheid Uws huizes; en Gij drenkt hen uit de beek Uwer wellusten.

10 Want bij U is de fontein des levens; in Uw licht zien wij het licht.

11 Strek Uw goedertierenheid uit over degenen, die U kennen, en Uw gerechtigheid over de oprechten van hart.

12 De voet der hovaardigen kome niet over mij, en de hand der goddelozen doe mij niet omzwerven. [ (Psalms 36:13) Aldaar zijn de werkers der ongerechtigheid gevallen; zij zijn nedergestoten, en kunnen niet weder opstaan. ]