Psalm 36:10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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 be set in the balance against it. Observe, I. His meditations upon the grace of God. He sees the world polluted, himself endangered, and God dishonoured, by the transgressions of the wicked; but, of a sudden, he turns his eye, and heart, and speech, to God ?However it be, yet thou art good.? He... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 36:10

O continue thy loving-kindness - Literally, "Draw out thy mercy." The allusion to the spring is still kept up. Unto them that know thee - To them who acknowledge thee in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. And thy righteousness - That grace which justifies the ungodly, and sanctifies the unholy. To the upriabt in heart - לב לישרי levishrey leb , to the straight of heart; to those who have but one end in view, and one aim to that end. This is true of every... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 36:10

Verse 10 10.Prolong thy mercy to them that know thee. David now sets himself to pray. And, first, he asks in general, that God would continue his mercy to all the godly, and then he pleads particularly in his own behalf, imploring the help of God against his enemies. Those who affirm that God is here said to prolong or extend his mercy because it is exalted above the heavens, indulge in a style of speaking too puerile. When David spake of it in such terms in a preceding verse, his intention was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 36:1-12

The psalm divides itself into three strophes, corresponding to the division of the subject-matter. Strophe 1. ( Psalms 36:1-4 ) gives the portrait of the wicked man. Strophe 2. ( Psalms 36:5-9 ) paints the Divine goodness. Strophe 3. ( Psalms 36:10-12 ) contains the prayer and the expression of confidence. The title ascribes the psalm to David; and the critics generally acquiesce. Some of them point out special Davidical indications; but no one has ventured to assign it to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 36:1-12

We have here a terrible picture of, the wicked man. I. HIS HEART IS THE SEAT OF EVIL . It is there as an "oracle.' It is enthroned. It speaks with authority. It gives forth its decrees for obedience. The true is opposed by the false. Righteousness gives place to unrighteousness. All counsels of reason and compunctions of conscience are hushed by the cry, "No God!" ( 2 Thessalonians 2:3 , 2 Thessalonians 2:4 ). II. HIS LIFE IS MARKED BY ABANDONMENT TO ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 36:1-12

Aspice. Look around , how distressing is the scene! Look back , it is the fame tale of human care and crime. Look before , little to encourage, or to lead us to believe that things will be better than they are. But look up , and we can take heart, and speak one to another of better times. Clod reigns. Christ is at the right hand of the Father, to carry out his gracious purposes. Though there be much that is dark and depressing, yet we are able still to pray to God as "our Father,"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 36:1-12

The curse of wickedness and the blessedness of fellowship with God. The psalmist complains of the moral corruption of his generation, and points the character of the time rather than any particular occurrence—unless "the foot of pride" in the eleventh verse may possibly refer to some invader that he dreaded. We have here a vivid description of the cursed state of ingrained , deliberate wickedness , and of the supreme blessedness of fellowship with God. I. THE CURSE OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 36:5-12

God's revelation of himself to man. The reason for so sudden a transition in the theme of this psalm does not clearly appear. It is, indeed, possible that portions of two may be pieced together; but we have no proof of that. The remark of Calvin is very striking, "After having spoken of the great depravity of men, the prophet, afraid lest he should be infected by it, or be carried away by the example of the wicked, as by a flood, quits the subject, and recovers himself by reflecting on a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 36:10

O continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee . Here begins the third strophe. Having finished his" instruction," the psalmist passes on to prayer; and is content to ask that God will be in the future such as he has been in the past—that he will "lengthen out," prolong, or "continue his loving-kindness" to his faithful servants, dealing with them as he has hitherto dealt with them ( Psalms 36:5 , Psalms 36:7 ), mercifully, graciously, and lovingly. His faithful servants are... read more

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