Psalms 108:4

Psalms 108:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
• New International Version (NIV)For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the clouds.

Context of Psalms 108:4

2Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn! 3I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord, among the people; And I will sing praises to You among the nations. For Your lovingkindness is great and higher than the heavens; Your truth reaches to the skies. 5Be exalted [in majesty], O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth. 6That Your beloved [ones] may be rescued, Save with Your right hand, and answer me!

Psalms 108:4 word by word

כִּֽי־גָד֣וֹל מֵֽעַל־שָׁמַ֣יִם חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ וְֽעַד־שְׁחָקִ֥ים אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thy mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• above the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and thy truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
• unto the cloudsשַׁ֫חַקshachaq · cloudH7834

Cross-references for Psalms 108:4

• Psalms 36:5Your lovingkindness and graciousness, O Lord, extend to the skies, Your faithfulness [reaches] to the clouds.
• Psalms 85:10Steadfast love and truth and faithfulness meet together; Righteousness and peace kiss each other.
• Psalms 89:2For I have said, “Goodness and lovingkindness will be built up forever; In the heavens [unchangeable and majestic] You will establish Your faithfulness.”
• Psalms 103:11For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].
• Isaiah 55:9“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
• Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
• Ephesians 2:4But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,

Commentaries on Psalms 108:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For thy mercy … - This is taken from Psalm 57:10. The only change is in the expression “above the heavens,” instead of “unto the heavens.” The sense is essentially the same. The particular idea here, if it differs at all from the expression in Psalm 57:1-11, is, that the mercy of God seems to “descend” from heaven upon man, or “comes down” from on high.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This psalm combines two parts from David's other psalms (compare Psalms 57:5, 7–11; 60:5–12).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 108:4

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In the dictionaries

• Mercy; Merciful
• Papyrus
• Psalms, Book of
• Sky

Commentaries on Psalms 108

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings