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Psalm 36:8

ESV They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
NIV They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights.
NASB They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; And You allow them to drink from the river of Your delights.
CSB They are filled from the abundance of your house. You let them drink from your refreshing stream.
NLT You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting them drink from your river of delights.
KJV They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

What does Psalm 36:8 mean?

There is nothing drab about God or His gifts. In Psalm 16:11 David writes: "You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." False approaches to spirituality, or worldly pleasure, can only produce temporary and shallow satisfaction (2 Peter 3:10–11; Mark 8:36. These are different from true joy and delight. Those gifts are found only in a right relationship with the true God (Romans 5:10–11).

The river of God's delights is mentioned in Ezekiel 47. It provides life and refreshing to all it touches. The prior verse noted that God extends a measure of love and mercy to all people (Psalm 36:7; 145:18). The greatest of His gifts is the offer of salvation. Jesus promises in John 4:14: "Whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." This same idea is hinted at in the following verse (Psalm 36:9).

Priests were entitled to portions of sacrifices offered in the tabernacle (Leviticus 6:14–23; 7:14, 31–34; Deuteronomy 18:1–5). Rather than being given land, or other inheritance in Canaan, the priests were supported by the "abundance" of God's literal house (Deuteronomy 10:9).
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