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 stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn! 3I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord! I will sing praises to you before foreigners! For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds. 5Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth! 6Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe.

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 36:5O Lord, your loyal love reaches to the sky; your faithfulness to the clouds.
• Psalms 85:10Loyal love and faithfulness meet; deliverance and peace greet each other with a kiss.
• Psalms 89:2For I say, “Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness.”
• Psalms 103:11For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.
• Isaiah 55:9for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.
• Micah 7:18There is no other God like you! You forgive sin and pardon the rebellion of those who remain among your people. You do not remain angry forever, but delight in showing loyal love.
• Ephesians 2:4But God, being rich in mercy, because of his 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