[[Ps-36]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Ps-35]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Ps-37]] --- ### They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures. For with you is the spring of life. In your light we will see light. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The Psalmist predicts a future state of spiritual saturation and divine revelation where believers are nourished by God's own presence, life, and light. *Historical context*: Theological tradition, including commentaries by Augustine and modern scholars like Charles Spurgeon, identifies this as a Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Jesus identifies himself as the 'Light of the World' ([[John-08#v12|John 8:12]]) and the source of 'Living Water' or the 'Spring of Life' ([[John-04#v10|John 4:10]]–14, [[John-07#v37|John 7:37]]–38). Furthermore, the 'river of your pleasures' is seen as an eschatological prophecy of the New Jerusalem described in [[Rev-22#v1|Revelation 22:1]], which features the 'river of the water of life.' *Related to*: ### There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prophetic declaration using the 'prophetic perfect' tense, asserting the certain, absolute, and irreversible downfall of evildoers. *Historical context*: Scholars such as Adam Clarke interpret this as a specific prophecy regarding the fall of the Babylonian Empire and its subsequent historical erasure. More broadly, it is viewed by theologians as a prophecy of the Final Judgment, where the 'workers of iniquity' are permanently separated from God, a theme concluded in the Book of Revelation ([[Rev-18#v21|Revelation 18:21]] regarding Babylon's fall, and [[Rev-20#v11|Revelation 20:11]]-15 regarding the Great White Throne Judgment). *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy