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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the clouds.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Context of Psalms 108:4

2Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! 3I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! 6That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by 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 steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
• Psalms 85:10Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
• Psalms 89:2For I said, "Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness."
• Psalms 103:11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
• Isaiah 55:9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
• Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.
• Ephesians 2:4But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great 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

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• 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