King James Version

Psalms 36:7

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 36:8.

מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יָּקָ֥רyaqarbrightnessיָקָרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “brightness”, the ordinary formH3368valuable (objectively or subjectively)brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.חַסְדְּךָ֗chasdekhakindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “kindness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.אֱלֹ֫הִ֥יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.וּבְנֵ֥יuveneand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אָדָ֑םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.בְּצֵ֥לbetselin shadeצֵלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in shade”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6738shade, whether literal or figurativedefence, shade(-ow).כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָkenafeykhawingכָּנָףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “wing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3671an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle[phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).יֶחֱסָיֽוּןyechesayunhave hopeחָסָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “have hope”, an unfinished actionH2620to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide inhave hope, make refuge, (put) trust.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(36-8) How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(36-8) How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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