Psalms 36:7

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC35:8

O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! But the children of men shall put their trust under the covert of thy wings.

GNV

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

JPS36:8

How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings.

LXXE35:8

How hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! so the children of men shall trust in the shelter of thy wings.

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Original-language editions

WLC36:8

מַה־יָּקָ֥ר חַסְדְּךָ֗ אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים וּבְנֵ֥י אָדָ֑ם בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃KJV:Ps.36.7

LXX-Br35:8

Ὡς ἐπλήθυνας τὸ ἔλεός σου ὁ Θεός· οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐν σκέπῃ τῶν πτερύγων σου ἐλπιοῦσι.

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• Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
• Ruth 2:12May 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.”
• Psalms 91:4He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
• 1 John 3:1Behold 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.
• 1 John 4:9–10This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as…
• Psalms 139:17How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
• Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
• Psalms 31:19How 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 34:6Then 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,
• John 3:16For 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.
• Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
• Psalms 63:7For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
• Psalms 145:7–8They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness. The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
• 2 Peter 1:4Through 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.
• Psalms 57:1Have 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 13:34O 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!

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