Psalms 36:7

“How excellent [is] thy lovingkindness, O God, etc.] Which has appeared to men and not angels, to some and not others; to the chief of sinners, who are by nature children of wrath as others; in choosing, redeeming, and calling them, taking them into his family, and making them heirs of eternal glory; and all this of his sovereign good will and pleasure, there being nothing in them that could move him to it; which lovingkindness was in his heart from everlasting, and will never change in him, nor depart from them; and hence it must be most excellent and precious: therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings; not all men; for all have not faith, only some, to whom…”

“shadow of thy wings--(Compare Deu 32:11; Psa 91:1).”

“How excellent - Margin, as in Hebrew: “precious.” The word used here is one that would be applicable to precious stones 1 Kings 10:2, 1 Kings 10:10-11; or to the more costly kind of stones employed in building, as marble 2 Chronicles 3:6; and then, anything that is “costly” or “valuable.” The meaning is, that the loving-kindness of God is to be estimated only by the value set on the most rare and costly objects. Is “thy loving-kindness - Thy mercy. The same word is used here which occurs in Psalms 36:5, and which is there rendered “mercy.” It is not a new attribute of God which is here celebrated or brought into view, but the same characteristic which is referred to in Psalms 36:5. The…”

“Loving - kindness - Though all thine attributes be excellent, yet, above all, thy mercy is most excellent, or precious and amiable. Psalms 36:8”

“36:7-8 God invites all humanity to the banquet in his house (cp. Prov 9:1-6).”

“How: Psa 31:19, Psa 86:5, Psa 86:15, Psa 145:7, Psa 145:8; Exo 34:6; Joh 3:16; Jo1 3:1, Jo1 4:9, Jo1 4:10 excellent: Heb. precious, Psa 139:17; Pe1 2:6, Pe1 2:7; Pe2 1:4 put their: Psa 17:8, Psa 57:1, Psa 63:7, Psa 91:4; Rut 2:12; Luk 13:34 Psalms 36:8”