Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 36:7
How excellent - Margin, as in Hebrew: “precious.” The word used here is one that would be applicable to precious stones 1 Kings 10:2, 1 Kings 10:10-11; or to the more costly kind of stones employed in building, as marble 2 Chronicles 3:6; and then, anything that is “costly” or “valuable.” The meaning is, that the loving-kindness of God is to be estimated only by the value set on the most rare and costly objects.Is “thy loving-kindness - Thy mercy. The same word is used here which occurs in... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 36:7
How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God! The psalmist, having made mention of the "loving-kindness of God" as his most characteristic quality ( Psalms 36:5 ), and again brought it into notice as causing him to provide so carefully for all his creatures ( Psalms 36:6 ), cannot refrain from glorifying the quality whereto he has called attention . "How excellent"—or, how precious (Kay, Alexander, Cheyne, Revised Version)—" is thy loving-kindness!" How does it exceed all that we... read more