Psalm 36

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 36:9

Psalms 36:9. With thee is the fountain of life From which those rivers of pleasure flow. Life is in God as in a fountain, and from him is derived to us. As the God of nature, he is the fountain of natural life; in him we live, and move, and have our being. As the God of grace, he is the fountain of spiritual life: all the strength and comfort of sanctified souls; all their gracious principles, powers, and performances, are from him. He is the spring and author of all their sensations... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 36:10

Psalms 36:10. O continue thy loving-kindness unto them, that know thee That is, that know thee so as sincerely to love thee, for every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God: whereas he that loveth not, knoweth not God, for God is love, 1 John 4:7. As thou hast begun, so continue the manifestation and exhibition of thy loving-kindness to such, both in this life and the next. Hebrew, משׁךְ חסדךְ , meshok chasdecha, extend, or draw forth thy lovingkindness, or mercy: let... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 36:11

Psalms 36:11. Let not the foot of pride That is, of my proud and insolent enemies; come against me Or upon me, namely, so as to overthrow or remove me, as it is in the next clause; either, 1st, From my trust in, and obedience to thee: or, 2d, From my place and station; from the land of my nativity, and the place of thy worship. Or as תנדני , tenedeeni, may be rendered, shake me, or cast me down, that is, subdue and destroy me. Some translate the former clause; Let me not be... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 36:12

Psalms 36:12. There are the workers of iniquity fallen There, where they came against me, and hoped to ruin me. He seems, as it were, to point at the place with his finger, as if their downfall were already effected, and he could tell all the circumstances of it. Upon the very spot where they practise their treachery, they receive their downfall, which is the proper force of the word שׁם , sham, as אז , az, denotes the very instant of time. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 36:1-12

Psalms 36:0 Human sin and divine loveWhen people habitually do what they know is wrong, the principle of lawlessness takes control of their lives. It hardens their hearts against God and blinds their eyes to their own failures, so that they cannot see the terrible judgment for which they are heading (1-2). Their wrong attitude shows itself in deceitful speech, evil actions and mischievous plottings (3-4).God, on the other hand, is characterized by covenant love that is limitless (5), acts of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 36:1

Title, of David = by David. the servant of the Lord. In the Hebrew text these two words are reversed, and the title stands thus: "Relating to Jehovah's servant, by David ". This is exactly what it is. His prayer and praise in view of Psalms 22:0 (see p. 721, and Isaiah 42:1 , &c), in death and resurrection. Psalms 18:0 is the only other Psalm so entitled. transgression = rebellion. Hebrew pasha' . App-44 . the wicked = a lawless one. Hebrew rasha'. App-44 . saith : declareth, as... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 36:2

iniquity. Hebrew ' a vah. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 36:3

iniquity. Hebrew. 'aven. App-44 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 36:4

mischief. Hebrew. 'aven, as in Psalms 36:3 , "iniquity". setteth himself = taketh his stand. evil. Hebrew. ra'a" . App-44 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 36:5

mercy = lovingkindness, or grace (as in Psalms 36:7 ). LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . mountains: i.e. great and mighty. Thy judgments = And Thy just decrees. The "And" was cancelled by the Massorites (see the Babylonian Talmud Nedarim, 37b-38a). Ginsburg Int. (pp. 307-8). LORD = Jehovah, because of preservation, which is more than creation. See App-4 . man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 . read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 36:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 36:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 36:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 36:12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 36:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 36:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 36:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 36:3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 36:4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 36:5

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