Psalms 36:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

צִדְקָֽתְךָ֨ ׀ כְּֽהַרְרֵי־אֵ֗ל מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶךָ תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֑ה אָ֤דָֽם־וּבְהֵמָ֖ה תוֹשִׁ֣יעַ יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

ṣidqātḵā like-harᵊrê-ʾēl mišpāṭeḵā tᵊhôm rabbâ ʾādām-and-bᵊhēmâ tôšîaʿ YHWH

Grammar Details

*ṣidqātḵā*: feminine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix (your) - your righteousness
*harᵊrê*: masculine, plural construct - mountains of
*ʾēl*: masculine, singular - God
*mišpāṭeḵā*: masculine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix (your) - your judgment
*tᵊhôm*: feminine, singular - deep/abyss
*rabbâ*: feminine, singular adjective - great
*ʾādām*: masculine, singular - man/mankind
*bᵊhēmâ*: feminine, singular with prefixed conjunction וּ (and) - and cattle/beast
*tôšîaʿ*: hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you save
*YHWH*: divine name

Word Meanings

*ṣidqātḵā*: your righteousness/justice
*harᵊrê*: mountains of
*ʾēl*: God/deity/the Mighty One
*mišpāṭeḵā*: your judgment/justice/ordinance
*tᵊhôm*: deep/abyss/depths
*rabbâ*: great/many/abundant
*ʾādām*: man/mankind/humanity
*bᵊhēmâ*: beast/cattle/livestock
*tôšîaʿ*: you save/preserve/deliver

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ruth 2:12 : 12 Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.
Ps 17:8 : 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Ps 91:4 : 4 He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.
Ps 139:17 : 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
Ps 31:19 : 19 Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!
Ps 57:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast.
1 John 3:1 : 1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1 John 4:9-9 : 9 Herein {G5129} was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 Herein {G5129} is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.
Exod 34:6 : 6 And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth;
Ps 63:7 : 7 For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
Ps 86:5 : 5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
Ps 86:15 : 15 But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
Ps 145:7-8 : 7 They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.
Luke 13:34 : 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen [gathereth] her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!
John 3:16 : 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
1 Pet 2:6-7 : 6 Because {G2532} it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not {G3361} be put to shame. 7 For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;
2 Pet 1:4 : 4 whereby {G1223} he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in that world by lust.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 36:5-6
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5Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the skies.
6Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Jehovah, thou preservest man and beast.
Ps 31:19-20
2 verses
78%
19Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!
20In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Ps 57:1
78%
1For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast.
Ps 63:7
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7For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
Ps 91:4
76%
4He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.
Ps 17:7-8
2 verses
75%
7Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge [in thee] From those that rise up [against them].
8Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Ps 61:3-4
2 verses
74%
3For thou hast been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy.
4I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. {H5542}
Ps 36:8-10
3 verses
74%
8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
9For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light.
10Oh continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee, And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Ps 57:10
73%
10For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies.
Ps 108:4
72%
4For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens; And thy truth [reacheth] unto the skies.
Ps 145:7
72%
7They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness.
Ps 16:1
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1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
Ps 91:1-2
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72%
1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Ps 34:8
72%
8Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.
Ps 139:17
71%
17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
Ps 71:19
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19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?
Ps 33:22
71%
22Let thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, According as we have hoped in thee.
Ps 63:3
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3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.
Ps 40:11
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11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Ps 11:1
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1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain;
Ps 107:8
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8Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Ps 8:1
70%
1For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!
2 Sam 22:31
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31As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
Ps 18:30
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30As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
Nah 1:7
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7Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.
Ps 103:11
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11For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him.
Prov 14:26
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26In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.
Ps 8:9
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9O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Ps 107:31
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31Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Ps 103:4
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Ps 32:7
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7Thou art my hiding-place; Thou wilt preserve me from trouble; Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. {H5542}
Ps 91:9
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9For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;
Ps 76:4
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4Glorious art thou [and] excellent, From the mountains of prey.
Ps 144:2
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2My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.
Ps 107:15
69%
15Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Ps 31:14
69%
14But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
Ps 118:8
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8It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.
Ps 23:6
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6Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.
Ps 56:11
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11In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?
Ps 59:16
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16But I will sing of thy strength; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning: For thou hast been my high tower, And a refuge in the day of my distress.
Ruth 2:12
69%
12Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.
Ps 119:76
69%
76Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant.
Ps 77:13
69%
13Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: Who is a great god like unto God?