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Psalm 36:7
How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
5Your loving kindness, LORD, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. LORD, you preserve man and animal.
7How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.
9For with you is the spring of life. In your light we will see light.
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The shadow of God’s wings turns a word of praise into a picture of shelter, joining the worth of his loving kindness to human need.
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Psalm 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.Both passages describe shelter in God’s shadow, with Psalm 91 speaking of rest where Psalm 36 speaks of refuge.
Psalm 34:8Oh taste and see that the LORD is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.Both passages join praise for God’s goodness or loving kindness with the act of taking refuge in him.
Ruth 2:12May the LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given to you from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”Both use God’s wings as an image of refuge; Ruth receives a blessing that names her coming under those wings.
Psalm 86:5For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.Both praise God’s loving kindness, describing people who turn toward him through taking refuge or calling on him.
Psalm 91:4He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.Both describe taking refuge under God’s wings, while Psalm 91 adds feathers and the protection of his faithfulness.
1 John 3:1See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.Both express wonder at God’s love, though the psalm speaks of human refuge and John speaks of being called God’s children.
1 John 4:9–10By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him.God’s love is central to both: the psalm praises its worth, and John describes its revelation in the sending of the Son.
Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen …Both picture shelter under wings; the psalm describes people taking refuge, while Jesus laments Jerusalem’s refusal to be gathered.
Exodus 34:6The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, “The LORD! The LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,Loving kindness belongs to God in both passages: the psalm calls it precious, and Exodus proclaims its abundance.
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.Both speak of God’s love toward people, with the psalm describing refuge and John describing the gift of his Son.
2 Peter 1:4by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped …The shared word is precious: the psalm applies it to God’s loving kindness, while Peter applies it to God’s promises.
Luke 13:34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers …Both use wings as a picture of shelter; Luke records Jesus’ desire to gather Jerusalem’s children and their refusal.
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Seeking refuge makes sense when you need shelter. The verse speaks of human need without shame: God’s loving kindness is precious, and people take refuge under his wings.
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