Psalms 57:10
8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
- KJV
- For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
- WEB
- For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies.
- ASV
- For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies.
- DARBY
- For thy loving-kindness is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
- BLB
- For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
- ÅB
- For din miskunnhet er stor inntil himmelen, og din trofasthet inntil skyene.
- OTB
- For din miskunnhet rekker til himlene,
Og din sannhet til skyene. - B1930
- For din miskunnhet er stor inntil himmelen, og din trofasthet inntil skyene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 108:4
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
Read in contextPsalms 36:5
Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
Read in contextPsalms 103:11
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Read in contextIsaiah 54:7–10
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
Read in contextPsalms 71:19
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
Read in contextHebrews 6:17–18
Where in God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
Read in contextPsalms 85:10–11
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Read in contextPsalms 89:1–2
I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
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