The Meaning of Psalms 69:36 Explained

Psalms 69:36

KJV: The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

YLT: And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it!

Darby: And the seed of his servants shall inherit it, and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

ASV: The seed also of his servants shall inherit it; And they that love his name shall dwell therein.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The seed  also of his servants  shall inherit  it: and they that love  his name  shall dwell  therein. 

What does Psalms 69:36 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 69:18-36 - "jehovah Heareth The Needy"
In Psalms 69:19-21 the psalmist again spreads out his griefs before God. He had looked for pity, but his foes only aggravated his sufferings. Both Matthew and John had these verses in mind in describing our Lord's sufferings on the Cross, Matthew 27:48; John 19:29. The next section, Psalms 69:22-28, is full of imprecations. We cannot bring these terrible words within the scope of our Lord's teachings. They show, like a pillar which marks the farthest recession of the tide, how great a difference there is between the standard of the Old Testament ethics and that by which we shall be judged.
Psalms 69:29-36 are full of anticipations of deliverance and vows of thanksgiving. The psalmist is sure that God's salvation will lift him above his enemies, and that his thanks will be sweeter to God than any sacrifice. Notice that sudden address to seekers after God, Psalms 69:32. Let us draw lessons from our own experiences of God that will hearten others. Seekers will certainly be finders where God is concerned! Matthew 7:7. The news of God's restoring power will circle out in ever-widening waves of glory, till heaven and earth and sea catch up the story and respond. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 69

1  David complains of his affliction
13  He prays for deliverance
22  He devotes his enemies to destruction
30  He praises God with thanksgiving

What do the individual words in Psalms 69:36 mean?

And the descendants of His servants shall inherit it and those who love His name shall dwell in it
וְזֶ֣רַע עֲ֭בָדָיו יִנְחָל֑וּהָ וְאֹהֲבֵ֥י שְׁ֝מ֗וֹ יִשְׁכְּנוּ־ בָֽהּ

וְזֶ֣רַע  And  the  descendants 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
עֲ֭בָדָיו  of  His  servants 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
יִנְחָל֑וּהָ  shall  inherit  it 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person feminine singular
Root: נָחַל  
Sense: to get as a possession, acquire, inherit, possess.
וְאֹהֲבֵ֥י  and  those  who  love 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: אָהַב  
Sense: to love.
שְׁ֝מ֗וֹ  His  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
יִשְׁכְּנוּ־  shall  dwell 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁכַן  
Sense: to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside.
בָֽהּ  in  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular