What is the meaning of Psalm 36:10? Extend Your loving devotion “Extend Your loving devotion…” (Psalm 36:10a) is David’s heartfelt plea for God’s active, ongoing love. He is not asking for something new but for the continual overflow of what is already true—God’s steadfast covenant love that “reaches to the heavens” (Psalm 36:5). • Scripture often pairs God’s love with vivid imagery of abundance—“For great is Your loving devotion, reaching to the heavens” (Psalm 57:10). • His love never runs dry; “Because of the LORD’s loving devotion we are not consumed” (Lamentations 3:22). • Paul echoes the boundless dimension of this love in Ephesians 3:18-19, urging believers to grasp “the breadth and length and height and depth” of Christ’s love. David’s request underscores our daily need to experience what God freely gives, a reminder that divine love both initiates and sustains our walk with Him. to those who know You “…to those who know You…” (Psalm 36:10b). Knowing God is personal, relational, and transformative. • Jeremiah 9:24 records God’s delight in those who “understand and know Me.” • Jesus defines eternal life in John 17:3 as “knowing You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.” • Psalm 9:10 affirms, “Those who know Your name trust in You,” revealing that genuine knowledge of God produces trust. David is confident that everyone who truly knows the Lord—by faith, not mere information—has rightful claim to His extended love. This knowledge draws us near and fuels deeper fellowship. and Your righteousness “…and Your righteousness…” (Psalm 36:10c). God’s righteousness is His flawless character expressed in perfect deeds. David asks that this moral perfection be applied to His people. • Psalm 89:14 declares, “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne,” showing righteousness as central to God’s rule. • Romans 3:21-22 announces that a righteousness “apart from the Law” is revealed and “comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.” • Psalm 35:28 captures the praise this gift inspires: “My tongue will proclaim Your righteousness all day long.” David longs for God’s righteousness to defend, guide, and justify His people—an anticipation ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who “became to us… righteousness” (1 Corinthians 1:30). to the upright in heart “…to the upright in heart.” (Psalm 36:10d). Uprightness is integrity rooted inside, not a show. The request links God’s righteousness with those whose hearts mirror His standards. • Psalm 11:7 states, “For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice; the upright will see His face.” • Proverbs 2:7 promises that God “stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.” • Jesus blesses inner purity in Matthew 5:8: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” God’s righteousness finds a welcome home in hearts undivided, hearts that treasure what He treasures. summary Psalm 36:10 is a twofold request: May God keep pouring out His faithful love on all who truly know Him, and may He keep applying His perfect righteousness to every heart made straight before Him. It assures believers that the Lord delights to sustain us with covenant love and to clothe us with His own righteousness, calling us to walk in sincere integrity as we bask in His inexhaustible grace. |
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