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Psalms 36:8

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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

They shall be abundantly satisfied - Margin, “watered.” That is, all who thus put their trust in the mercy of God. The Hebrew word - רוה râvâh - means to drink to the full; to be satisfied, or sated…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 36:5-12

David, having looked round with grief upon the wickedness of the wicked, here looks up with comfort upon the goodness of God, a subject as delightful as the former was distasteful and very proper to…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

God is more than a protector. He is a bountiful host, who provides royal entertainment for His guests. Cp. Psa 23:5-6; Psa 27:4; Psa 65:4. The metaphor is derived from the sacrificial meal, in which…