Psalms 36:8

God is more than a protector. He is a bountiful host, who provides royal entertainment for His guests. Cp. Psalms 23:5-6; Psalms 27:4; Psalms 65:4. The metaphor is derived from the sacrificial meal, in which God receives the worshipper at His table [12] (Leviticus 7:15; Jeremiah 31:14). That welcome is the sacramental expression of His relation to man.

[12] See Bp. Westcott's Hebrews, p. 292.

the river of thy pleasures Or, the stream(Amos 5:24) of thy delights:a different word from that in Psalms 16:11, and derived from the same root as Eden.