English Standard Version
Psalms 36:5
5Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
Psalms 36:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
- New International Version (NIV)Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.
Context of Psalms 36:5
3The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good. 4He plots trouble while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not reject evil. Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. 6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord. 7How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
Read all of Psalms 36Psalms 36:5 word by word
יְ֭הוָה בְּהַשָּׁמַ֣יִם חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ עַד־שְׁחָקִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 36:5
- Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.
- Psalms 57:10For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
- Psalms 103:11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
- Psalms 108:4For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
- Isaiah 55:7let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
- Psalms 89:2For I said, "Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness."
- Psalms 92:2to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night,
- Psalms 100:5For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
- Hebrews 6:18so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
Commentaries on Psalms 36:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens - That is, thou art abundant, infinite in thy mercy; else such transgressors must be immediately cut off; but thy long-suffering is intended to lead them to repentance. Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds - שחקים עד ad shechakim, to the eternal regions; above all visible space. God's faithfulness binds him to fulfill the promises and covenants made by his mercy. Blessings from the heavens, from the clouds, from…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens - This commences the second part of the psalm - the description of the character of God in contrast with the character of the wicked man. The meaning here is, evidently, that the mercy of God is very exalted; to the very heavens, as high as the highest object of which man can conceive. Thus, we speak of virtue as “exalted,” or virtue of the “highest kind.” The idea is not that the mercy of God is “manifested” in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 Men may shut up their compassion, yet, with God we shall find mercy. This is great comfort to all believers, plainly to be seen, and not to be taken away. God does all wisely and well; but what he does we know not now, it is time enough to know hereafter. God's loving-kindness is precious to the saints. They put themselves under his protection, and then are safe and easy. Gracious souls, though still desiring more of God, never desire more…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6God’s all-encompassing goodness surpasses that of the created order. God graciously meets his people’s practical needs.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. mercy ... and ... faithfulness--as mercy and truth (Psa 25:10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 36
- 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
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