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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Psalm 36

Chapter 36

The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

A. M. cir. 3463. B.C. cir. 541. (Title.) A psalm. This Psalm is supposed by some to have been composed by David at the beginning of Saul's persecutions; but Calmet and others, on good grounds, are of opinion that it was written during the Babylonian captivity

servant

18:1 90:1 *titles; 143:12 Deuteronomy 34:5 2 Timothy 2:24 Titus 1:1 James 1:1 2 Peter 1:1 Jude 1:1 Revelation 1:1

The transgression

Or, rather, "The speech of transgression to the wicked is within his heart: there is no fear of God before his eyes;" for instead of libbi, "my heart," four MSS., have libbo, "his heart," which is also the reading of the LXX., Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, Ethiopic, and Anglo-Saxon.

1 Samuel 15:13,14 Proverbs 20:11 Matthew 7:16-20 12:33,34 Titus 1:16

no

112:1 Genesis 20:11 Proverbs 8:13 16:6 Ecclesiastes 12:13 Romans 3:18

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

For he

10:3 49:18 Deuteronomy 29:19 Jeremiah 2:23,34,35 17:9 Hosea 12:7,8 Luke 10:29 Luke 16:14,15 Romans 7:9 10:3

until, etc

Heb. to find his iniquity to hate.

1 Samuel 15:18-24 1 Chronicles 10:13,14 Romans 3:9

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

The words

5:9 12:2,3 55:21 58:3 140:3 1 Samuel 18:21 19:6,7 26:21 Matthew 22:15-18,35

he hath

125:5 1 Samuel 11:6-13 13:13,14 15:26 16:14 Zephaniah 1:6 Hebrews 10:39 1 John 2:19

He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

deviseth

38:12 1 Samuel 19:11 Esther 5:14 6:4 Proverbs 4:16 Hosea 7:6,7 Micah 2:1 Matthew 27:1 Acts 23:12

mischief

or, vanity. setteth.

Proverbs 24:23 Isaiah 65:2 Jeremiah 6:16 8:6 9:2-9 Micah 6:8

abhorreth

97:10 Job 15:16 Amos 5:15 Romans 1:32 12:9 Revelation 2:2

Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

mercy

52:1 57:10 103:11 108:4 Isaiah 55:7-9

faithfulness

89:2 92:2 100:5 Matthew 24:35 Hebrews 6:18-20

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

righteousness

71:19 97:2 145:17 Genesis 18:25 Deuteronomy 32:4 Isaiah 45:19,21-24 Romans 3:25

great mountains

Heb. mountains of God.

Exodus 9:28 1 Samuel 14:15 *margins

judgments

77:19 92:5 Job 11:7-9 37:23 Isaiah 40:28 Jeremiah 12:1 Matthew 11:25,26 Romans 11:33

thou

104:14-35 145:9 147:9 Job 7:20 Jonah 4:11 Matthew 10:29,30 1 Timothy 4:10

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

How

31:19 86:5,15 145:7,8 Exodus 34:6 John 3:16 1 John 3:1 4:9,10

excellent

Heb. precious.

139:17 1 Peter 2:6,7 2 Peter 1:4

put their

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

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

abundantly

16:11 17:15 63:5 65:4 Song of Solomon 5:1 Isaiah 25:6 55:1,2 Jeremiah 31:12-14 Zechariah 9:17 Matthew 5:6 John 7:37

satisfied

Heb. watered. Yirweyun, "they shall be saturated," as a thirsty field by showers from heaven.

Isaiah 58:11

and thou

16:11 46:4 Job 20:17 Isaiah 43:20 48:21 Revelation 22:1-17

thy pleasures

Or, adanacha, "thy pleasure," as four MSS., read; in which there is probably a reference to the garden of Eden, and the river that ran through, and watered it.

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

For

Isaiah 12:3 Jeremiah 2:13 John 4:10,14 7:37-39 Revelation 21:6 22:17

in thy

27:1 Job 29:3 Proverbs 4:18 Isaiah 2:5 60:1,2,19 Malachi 4:2 John 1:8,9 John 8:12 2 Corinthians 4:6 James 1:17 1 Peter 2:9 1 John 1:7 Revelation 21:23

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

continue

Heb. draw out at length.

103:17 Jeremiah 31:3 John 15:9,10 1 Peter 1:5

that

9:10 Jeremiah 22:16 24:7 John 17:3 Hebrews 8:11

and thy

7:8-10 18:24,25 94:14,15 97:10,11 143:1,2 Isaiah 51:6-8 2 Timothy 4:7,8

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

foot

10:2 12:3-5 119:51,69,85,122 123:3,4 Job 40:11,12 Isaiah 51:23 Daniel 4:37

hand

16:8 17:8-14 21:7,8 62:6 125:1-3 Romans 8:35-39

There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

There

9:16 55:23 58:10,11 64:7-9 Judges 5:31 2 Thessalonians 1:8,9 Revelation 15:4 19:1-6

shall

1:5 18:38 Jeremiah 51:64