Bible Dictionary
River of God
The “river of God” in Psalm 65:9 pictures God’s inexhaustible provision, especially the streams and waters by which the earth is nourished.
Definition
The “river of God” is a poetic expression for divine provision and inexhaustible resources. It may refer to the totality of fertilizing streams by which God waters and sustains the earth.
Biblical Usage
In Psalm 65:9 the expression contrasts God’s abundant resources with merely earthly streams and portrays the earth as nourished by his provision.
Historical Background
The image is associated with the river flowing from Eden, which watered the garden and divided into its branches.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Ps. 65:9), as opposed to earthly streams, denoting that the divine resources are inexhaustible, or the sum of all fertilizing streams that water the earth (Gen. 2:10).