Psalm 36:7 “How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men…”

Psalm 36:7

How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

World English Bible

How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

American Standard Version

How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

Geneva Bible 1599

How excellent is thy mercy, O God! therefore the children of men trust vnder the shadowe of thy wings.

Darby Translation

How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

Young's Literal Translation

How precious [is] Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

Bible in Basic English

How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.

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Cross references

“How”

Psalm 86:5 1 John 3:1 Psalm 31:19 Exodus 34:6 Psalm 86:15 John 3:16

Psalm 86:5 · BSB

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

1 John 3:1 · BSB

Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

Psalm 31:19 · BSB

How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

Exodus 34:6 · BSB

Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

Psalm 86:15 · BSB

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

John 3:16 · BSB

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

“excellent”

Psalm 139:17 2 Peter 1:4 1 Peter 2:6 1 Peter 2:7

Psalm 139:17 · BSB

How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!

2 Peter 1:4 · BSB

Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

1 Peter 2:6 · BSB

For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

1 Peter 2:7 · BSB

To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

“put their”

Ruth 2:12 Psalm 91:4 Psalm 17:8 Psalm 63:7 Psalm 57:1 Luke 13:34

Ruth 2:12 · BSB

May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”

Psalm 91:4 · BSB

He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.

Psalm 17:8 · BSB

Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

Psalm 63:7 · BSB

For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.

Psalm 57:1 · BSB

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

Luke 13:34 · BSB

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

8They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.

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