Psalm 108:4
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 Version
For 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 Bible
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth even unto the clouds.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For your mercy is great, beyond the heavens, and your truth, even to the clouds.

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 Bible
For 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 1917
For 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

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Psalm 108
1. David encourages himself to praise God
5. He prays for God's assistance according to his promise
11. His confidence in God's help














For Your loving devotion
The Hebrew word for "loving devotion" is "חֶסֶד" (chesed), which is often translated as "steadfast love," "mercy," or "lovingkindness." This term is rich in meaning, encompassing God's covenantal love and faithfulness towards His people. It implies a deep, enduring commitment that goes beyond mere emotion, reflecting God's unwavering loyalty and grace. In the context of the Psalms, "chesed" is a reminder of God's promises and His unchanging nature, providing comfort and assurance to believers that His love is not contingent on human actions but is rooted in His divine character.

is higher than the heavens
The phrase "higher than the heavens" uses the Hebrew word "שָׁמַיִם" (shamayim) for "heavens," which can refer to the sky, the universe, or the dwelling place of God. This expression emphasizes the immeasurable and infinite nature of God's loving devotion. By comparing His love to the vastness of the heavens, the psalmist underscores that God's love transcends human understanding and limitations. It is a poetic way of illustrating that there is no boundary to God's love, which surpasses all creation and reaches into the divine realm.

and Your truth
The Hebrew word for "truth" is "אֱמֶת" (emet), which conveys the idea of firmness, reliability, and faithfulness. In the biblical context, "emet" is not just about factual accuracy but also about trustworthiness and dependability. God's truth is a reflection of His character; it is unchanging and eternal. This truth is foundational for believers, providing a solid ground for faith and life. It assures us that God's promises are sure and that His word can be trusted completely.

reaches to the skies
The phrase "reaches to the skies" again uses "שָׁמַיִם" (shamayim), reinforcing the idea of vastness and infinity. The imagery of God's truth reaching to the skies suggests that His faithfulness and reliability are as expansive and boundless as the heavens themselves. This serves as a powerful reminder that God's truth is not confined to earthly realms but extends into the spiritual and eternal. It invites believers to lift their eyes beyond the temporal and to trust in the eternal nature of God's word and promises.

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
For
כִּֽי־ (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


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