Psalm 36:8-9 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house; and you shall make them drink of the river of your pleasures.… I. DIVINITY SUPPLIES THE SOURCE OF OUR HAPPINESS. It is "the river of thy pleasure." God is happy, the ever blessed God. His happiness is a "river" — pure, boundless, overflowing. What is this river? It involves — 1. An approving conscience. 2. A consciousness of security. 3. A loving nature. 4. A beneficent activity.God Himself could not be happy without them. Man is happy as he participates in the happiness of God. II. DIVINITY LEADS TO ITS SOURCE. "Thou shalt make them drink," etc. The human soul has gone so far away from this river that none but God can bring it back. This He has done, is doing, and will continue to do, through Christ. "He, every one that thirsteth, come," etc. (D. Thomas, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. |
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