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, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. 3I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples. For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth. 6Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.

Psalms 108:4 word by word

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

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• Your loving devotionחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• extendsגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• beyondעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and Your faithfulnessאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
• reaches toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• the cloudsשַׁ֫חַקshachaq · cloudH7834

Cross-references for Psalms 108:4

• Psalms 36:5Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
• Psalms 85:10Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
• Psalms 89:2For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
• Psalms 103:11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
• Isaiah 55:9“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
• Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
• Ephesians 2:4But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

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

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• Mercy; Merciful
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• 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