Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. New Living Translation For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. English Standard Version For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Berean Standard Bible For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. King James Bible For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. New King James Version For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the clouds. New American Standard Bible For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the skies. NASB 1995 For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the skies. NASB 1977 For Thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens; And Thy truth reaches to the skies. Legacy Standard Bible For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the skies. Amplified Bible For Your lovingkindness is great and higher than the heavens; Your truth reaches to the skies. Christian Standard Bible For your faithful love is higher than the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Holman Christian Standard Bible For Your faithful love is higher than the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. American Standard Version For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens; And thy truth reacheth unto the skies. Contemporary English Version Your love reaches higher than the heavens, and your loyalty extends beyond the clouds. English Revised Version For thy mercy is great above the heavens, and thy truth reacheth unto the skies. GOD'S WORD® Translation because your mercy is higher than the heavens. Your truth reaches the skies. Good News Translation Your constant love reaches above the heavens; your faithfulness touches the skies. International Standard Version For your gracious love extends to the sky, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Majority Standard Bible For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. NET Bible For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds. New Heart English Bible For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Webster's Bible Translation For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth to the clouds. World English Bible For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor Your kindness [is] great above the heavens, "" And Your truth to the clouds. Young's Literal Translation For great above the heavens is Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth. Smith's Literal Translation For great above the heavens thy mercy, and even to the clouds thy truth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth even unto the clouds. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible For your mercy is greater than the heavens; your faithfulness, to the skies. New Revised Standard Version For your steadfast love is higher than the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor thy mercy is great to the heavens; and thy truth reaches to the heaven of heavens. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because your kindness is great under the sky and your faithfulness unto The Heaven of Heavens. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For Thy mercy is great above the heavens, And Thy truth reacheth unto the skies. Brenton Septuagint Translation For thy mercy is great above the heavens, and thy truth reaches to the clouds. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Israel's Kingdom Blessing…3I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples. 4For 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.… Cross References Psalm 36:5 Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds. Psalm 57:10 For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds. Psalm 103:11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. Psalm 89:2 For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.” Psalm 117:2 For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah! Lamentations 3:22-23 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! Exodus 34:6 Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, Numbers 14:18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’ Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments. 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. Isaiah 54:10 Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. Ephesians 2:4-5 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! Romans 5:8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 1 John 4:9-10 This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Treasury of Scripture For your mercy is great above the heavens: and your truth reaches to the clouds. thy mercy Psalm 36:5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. Psalm 85:10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Psalm 89:2,4 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens… clouds, or, skies Jump to Previous Clouds Faith Faithfulness Great Heavens Higher Kindness Loving Mercy Reaches Reacheth Skies Steadfast Truth UnchangingJump to Next Clouds Faith Faithfulness Great Heavens Higher Kindness Loving Mercy Reaches Reacheth Skies Steadfast Truth UnchangingPsalm 108 1. David encourages himself to praise God5. He prays for God's assistance according to his promise 11. His confidence in God's help For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens This phrase emphasizes the boundless nature of God's love, often referred to as "chesed" in Hebrew, which encompasses mercy, kindness, and covenant loyalty. The imagery of extending "beyond the heavens" suggests an infinite quality, surpassing human understanding and limitations. In biblical context, the heavens are often seen as the highest realm of creation (Genesis 1:1), and to extend beyond them signifies a divine attribute that is immeasurable. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as Psalm 36:5, which also speaks of God's love reaching to the heavens. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, whose sacrificial love on the cross is the ultimate expression of divine loving devotion, transcending earthly bounds. and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidTraditionally attributed as the author of Psalm 108, David was the second king of Israel and a man after God's own heart. His psalms often express deep trust in God and a desire to worship Him. 2. Heavens In the context of this verse, the heavens symbolize the vastness and majesty of God's creation, emphasizing the greatness of His loving devotion. 3. Skies Similar to the heavens, the skies represent the expanse of God's truth, illustrating its boundless nature. Teaching Points The Immeasurable Love of GodGod's loving devotion is beyond human comprehension, surpassing even the vastness of the heavens. This should lead us to a deeper awe and worship of Him. The Unchanging Truth of God Just as the skies are a constant presence, God's truth is unchanging and reliable. We can trust His promises and His Word in every circumstance. Living in Response to God's Love and Truth Recognizing the greatness of God's love and truth should inspire us to live lives of gratitude, obedience, and faithfulness. God's Love and Truth in Our Relationships As recipients of God's boundless love and truth, we are called to reflect these attributes in our interactions with others, showing love and speaking truth in love.Verse 4. - For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. Identical with Psalm 57:10, with the exception of one preposition, which occurs only in some manuscripts. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Your loving devotion חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ (ḥas·de·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty is higher גָד֣וֹל (ḡā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent than the heavens, שָׁמַ֣יִם (šā·ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky and Your truth אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃ (’ă·mit·te·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness reaches וְֽעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while to the skies. שְׁחָקִ֥ים (šə·ḥā·qîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7834: A powder, a thin vapor, the firmament Links Psalm 108:4 NIVPsalm 108:4 NLT Psalm 108:4 ESV Psalm 108:4 NASB Psalm 108:4 KJV Psalm 108:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 108:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 108:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 108:4 French Bible Psalm 108:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 108:4 For your loving kindness is great above (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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