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Psalms 36:8

Psalms 36:8

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abundantly: , , , ; ; , ; ; ; ;

satisfied: Heb. watered, Yirweyun:, "they shall be saturated," as a thirsty field by showers from heaven.

and thou: , ; ; , ;

thy pleasures: Or, adanacha:, "thy pleasure," as four manuscripts, read; in which there is probably a reference to the garden of Eden, and the river that ran through, and watered it.

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