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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 36:8

They shall be abundantly satisfied. — Better, in order to preserve the parallelism, literally, They shall drink to the full. LXX. and Vulg., “They shall be intoxicated with,” &c

Fatness, therefore, is not here the fat of the sacrificial offerings, but the stream of grace flowing from above, to enrich men as the rain enriches the earth. (Comp. Psalms 65:11, where “fatness” means “fertilising showers”)

The house of God may either be the whole earth (Gesenius), or, more probably, heaven, just as the temple is used (Psalms 11:4; Psalms 18:6; Psalms 29:9). God’s loving-kindness is regarded as

“An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink.”

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See also Psalms 36:8 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 36:8. _THEY SHALL BE ABUNDANTLY SATISFIED_] ירוין _yirveyun_, they _shall be saturated_, as a thirsty field is by showers from heaven. _Inebriaduntur_, they shall be inebriated.-_Vulgate...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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 sat...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 36 Contrasts _ 1. What the wicked is and does (Psalms 36:1)_ 2. What Jehovah is and does (Psalms 36:5) 3. Prayer and trust in His loving kindness ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    XXXVI. We have here two Pss. or fragments of two Pss.: A, Psalms 36:1 and possibly Psalms 36:12, and B, Psalms 36:5. XXXVI. A. Psalms 36:1

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    RIVER. full stream. Hebrew. _nahal._ Refers to Paradise....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    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, i...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    From the grievous spectacle of human perversity the Psalmist takes refuge in adoring contemplation of the character of God, the only source of life and light, who deals blessing liberally to all His c...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 561 THE LOVING-KINDNESS OF GOD Psalms 36:7. _How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundan...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    HOW EXCELLENT, &C.— The expressions here, which denote the abundance of divine blessings upon the righteous man, seem to be taken from the temple, from whence they were to issue. Under the covert of t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 36 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Oracles False and True, Prompting Prayer and Praise. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 36:1-4, Personified Transgression Deluding and Driving on its Victim. Stanza II., Psalms...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THEY SHALL BE ABUNDANTLY SATISFIED WITH THE FATNESS OF THY HOUSE; AND THOU SHALT MAKE THEM DRINK OF THE RIVER OF THY PLEASURES._ They shall be abundantly satisfied ... - literally, They shall be wat...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    36:8 pleasures. (d-23) Plural of _ Eden_ , Genesis 2:8 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This Ps. consists of two strongly contrasted pictures, one of the wickedness of the wicked man (Psalms 36:1), and one of the goodness of God (Psalms 36:5), followed by a prayer that the Psalmist may c...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 36:9]_ יִ֭רְוְיֻן מִ דֶּ֣שֶׁן בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 36:1 THE supposition that the sombre picture of "the wicked" in Psalms 36:1 was originally unconnected with the glorious hymn in Psalms 36:5 fails to give weight to the difference between the s...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    GOD THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE Psalms 36:1 The servant of the Lord, as the superscription tells us, is speaking here. He is horror-stricken at the ways and thoughts of the ungodly. By a bold image, Psalms...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The antithetical nature of this psalm is self-evident. In the first part (verses Psa 36:1-4), the reason and expression of the wickedness of the wicked are described. The one and only reason for trans...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    They shall be abundantly (g) satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. (g) Only God's children have enough of all things both concerning t...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Evil. Repining (Menochius) at the ways of Providence, &c. (Calmet) (ver. 1.) --- Reflect on God's will. (Haydock) --- Laboras; sed in via Dei. (St. Augustine) --- Hebrew, "be not angry nevertheless ...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Reader! observe the richness, and, greatness, and extensiveness of these promises. And observe how sure and certain they are, being all founded in Jehovah, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. God the Father...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    8._They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of that house. _I have no doubt that by _the fatness of God’s house _the prophet means the abundance of good things which is not designed for all...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 36. We have a needed warning as to the wicked, particularly the enemies of righteousness, the instruments of Satan's power. There is no conscience to be expected; nothing that will stop them in...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    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...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. Ver. 8. _They shall be abundantly satisfied_] Heb. watered, inebriated....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _How excellent is thy loving-kindness_ Or _thy mercy:_ for it is the same word which is so rendered, Psalms 36:5. The sense is, though all thine attributes be excellent and glorious, yet, above all, t...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    They shall be abundantly satisfied, to the point of intoxication, WITH THE FATNESS OF THY HOUSE, in connection with the sacrificial meals of the thank and peace-offerings; AND THOU SHALT MAKE THEM DRI...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE CURSE OF ESTRANGEMENT FROM GOD AND THE BLESSING OF FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM. To the chief musician, for use in the liturgical services of the Temple, a psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who her...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    ABUNDANTLY: _ Heb._ watered...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    5-12 Men may shut up their compassion, yet, with God we shall find mercy. This is great comfort to all believers, plainly to be seen, and not to be taken away. God does all wisely and well; but what...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THEY, i. e. those children of men who trust in thee, as he now said, SHALL BE ABUNDANTLY SATISFIED; though now they are straitened, oppressed, and persecuted, yet they shall not only be protected and...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 36:8 satisfied H7301 (H8799) fullness H1880 house H1004 drink H8248 (H8686) river H5158 pleasures H5730...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    WHAT THE COVENANT LOVE OF GOD OFFERS TO ALL WHO RESPOND TO HIM (PSALMS 36:7). We now turn from what God is to what He offers. Note the change from YHWH to God, even though the offering is still of Hi...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Psalms 36:6 I. The creatures cannot give God intelligent thanks; in their own way they do it, yet not intelligently. But man can give a voice to it. God preserves the beasts as well as the men, and m...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Psalms 36:8 In these verses we have a wonderful picture of the blessedness of the godly, the elements of which consist in four things: satisfaction, represented under the emblem of a feast; joy, repr...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Psalms 36:7 I. In the enjoying of God there is implied a sense of His love and favour. These feelings are not congenial to the mind of fallen man; for he neither loves God, nor places confidence in Hi...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The wicked contrasted with the righteous and the Lord of devout men extolled. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Sinners are self destroyers and when sin is finally made to appear in its...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Psalms 36:1. _There is no fear of God before his eyes._ David had some particular or general character of a wicked man before his eyes; a man who flattered himself as bearing an appearance of wisdom a...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house, and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasures._ WHAT MEN FIND BENEATH THE WINGS OF GOD I. Satisfaction. Allusion is m...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _How excellent is Thy loving-kindness, O God._ THE EXCELLENCE OF GOD’S LOVING-KINDNESS I. The subject of the text. “Thy loving-kindness, O God.” 1. Manifested-- (1) In creation. (2) In providence...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before hill eyes._ A SHARP CONTRAST OF SIN AND HOLINESS I. the character of the wicked (Verses 1-4). Depravity is...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 36:1. This is a lament that reflects on the wicked and on the steadfast love of the Lord. It concludes with a prayer that God will protect his people from the attacks of the...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 36:5 The pairing of God’s STEADFAST LOVE and FAITHFULNESS recalls Exodus 34:6, describing God’s kindness....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION This psalm was written by David. From Psalms 36:1 he describes the rebellious; Psalms 36:5 he extols the various attributes of the Lord; and in Psalms 36:10 he add see the Lord in prayer...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THIS short psalm is mainly didactic. It places in contrast the extreme wickedness of the wicked and the inexhaustible fulness of love, faithfulness, and righteousness which characterizes t...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. The words of hi...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Isaiah 25:6; Isaiah 43:20; Isaiah 48:21; Isaiah 55:1; Isaiah 55:2;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Satisfied — Who trust in thee, as he now said. Fatness — With those delightful provisions, which thou hast prepared for them in heaven. The river — Which denotes both their plenty, and their perpetuit...

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