Psalms 36:10
10 Extend ▼▼ Heb “draw out to full length.”
your loyal love to your faithful followers, ▼▼ Heb “to those who know you.” The Hebrew verb יָדַע (
yada’, “know”) is used here of those who “know” the
Lord in the sense that they recognize his royal authority and obey his will (see
Jer 22:16).
and vindicate ▼▼ Heb “and your justice to.” The verb “extend” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the previous line).
the morally upright! ▼▼ Heb “the pure of heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the seat of one’s moral character and motives. The “pure of heart” are God’s faithful followers who trust in and love the Lord and, as a result, experience his deliverance (see
Pss 7:10;
11:2;
32:11;
64:10;
94:15;
97:11).