Psalms 36:8
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
The verse belongs with God's excellent loving-kindness and His faithful care and protection for those who trust in Him, whose children take refuge under the shadow of His wings, where He satisfies them abundantly from the goodness of His presence and gives them joy. It is His assurance of acceptance and protection to all who will come to Him and to Christ, however poor, defenseless, dependent and helpless, trusting wholly in Him for support and comfort. It reveals His longing to gather them under His mediatorial wings as a hen gathers, warms, defends and watches over her chickens, giving them warmth and safety.
Those who come are abundantly satisfied with the goodness, joy and provision of His presence and His house as the place of delight, for in Christ Jesus there is fullness of joy. The fatness of His house is spiritual food for the believing, hungry soul: the Word of His grace as manna, and His gracious word and precious promises as food that bring abundant satisfaction and joy. The river of His pleasures is Christ and His grace, freely taken, giving light, peace and joy when Jesus comes very near and God by His Spirit speaks to hearts while truth is spoken to ears. It is plenteous grace to pardon all sins and healing streams that make and keep the heart pure within.
Receiving is by coming to God and receiving Christ and His Word in faith, a faith which works by love and purifies the soul from all defilement. To such Christ gives miracle-working power that transforms character through the efficacy of His blood as the Lamb of God who takes away sin, becoming a fountain of life springing up within the heart to all eternity. The promise is fulfilled in present experience, especially in Sabbath worship, as inward satisfaction, peace and fullness of joy when God's Spirit comes near, subdues hearts and fills them with light, peace and joy.
This satisfaction is not found in pursuing selfish pleasures, which leave people disappointed and empty. Binding up with worldlings in secret societies is a manifest distrust of God contrary to this trust, like inquiring of and depending on the gods of Ekron. The same water figure carried throughout the Bible connects the verse to God as the fountain of life, in whose light light is seen, to the heavenly Shepherd leading His flock beside cool still waters amid green pastures, and to Christ as the rock of Israel's salvation and the fountain of living waters.