Psalms 57 · Verse 10

Psalms 57:10

For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
Psalms 57:10, King James Version

Psalms 57:10 in other translations

BSBFor Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
WEBFor your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies.
ASVFor thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies.
YLTFor great unto the heavens is Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.
DARBYFor thy loving-kindness is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
BBEFor your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.
WebsterFor thy mercy is great to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds.

What does Psalms 57:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 57:9-10

9-10. As His mercy and truth, so shall His praise, fill the universe.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Thy mercy is great unto the heavens - It is as far above all human description and comprehension as the heavens are above the earth. See the notes on Psa 36:5, Psa 36:6, where nearly the same words occur.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 57:7-11

By lively faith, David's prayers and complaints are at once turned into praises. His heart is fixed; it is prepared for every event, being stayed upon God. If by the grace of God we are brought into this even, composed frame of mind, we have great reason to be thankful. Nothing is done to purpose, in religion, unless it is done with the heart. The heart must be fixed for the duty, put in frame for it; fixed in the…

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Psalms 57:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
גָדֹ֣לga.Dol[is] greatH1419
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
שָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yim[the] heavensH8064
חַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khacovenant loyalty yourH2617
וְֽעַד\־ve.'ad-and toH5704
שְׁחָקִ֥יםshe.cha.Kim[the] cloudsH7834
אֲמִתֶּֽךָ\׃'a.mi.Te.khafaithfulness yourH571

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 57:10

  • Psalms 108:4

    For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

  • Psalms 36:5

    Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

  • Psalms 103:11

    For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

  • Isaiah 54:7-10

    For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

  • Psalms 71:19

    Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

  • Hebrews 6:17-18

    Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

  • Psalms 85:10-11

    Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

  • Psalms 89:1-2

    Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

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For.
36:5; 71:19; 85:10,11; 89:1,2; 103:11; 108:4
truth.
Ge 9:9-17; Isa 54:7-10; Heb 6:17,18

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Context

  • Psalms 57:9

    I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

  • Psalms 57:10

    For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

  • Psalms 57:11

    Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

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Psalms 57:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque grande es hasta los cielos tu misericordia, y hasta las nubes tu verdad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je te célébrerai parmi les peuples, ô Seigneur! je chanterai tes louanges parmi les peuplades;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn groß bis zu den Himmeln ist deine Güte, und bis zu den Wolken deine Wahrheit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Priusquam intelligerent spinæ vestræ rhamnum, sicut viventes sic in ira absorbet eos.