Psalm 36:5

Translations

Modern

Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

Traditional

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

Literal

O YHWH, Your loving devotion is into the heavens, Your faithfulness as far as the clouds.

Latin

Domine, in cælo misericordia tua, et veritas tua usque ad nubes.

Original

Hebrew

English

Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

Notes

Psalms 36:5–6

God’s all-encompassing goodness surpasses that of the created order. God graciously meets his people’s practical needs.

Psalms 36:5–9

As the source of wisdom, the Lord is reliable and incomparable. His faithful care extends to all parts of the created order.

Psalms 36:1–12

This lament contrasts the foolish world made by the wicked with the wise world created and maintained by the Lord. The wicked care only about themselves, while the Lord cares for all creation. He will step in to bring justice to his world. The righteous will enjoy his protection, but the wicked will die.

Theme notes and profiles

David

Related verses

Psalm 100:5
For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
Psalm 108:4
For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches 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 57:10
For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
Hebrews 6:18–20
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
Psalm 89:2
For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
Psalm 92:2
…to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Isaiah 55:7–9
Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
Psalm 52:1
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

Glossary

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Topics

God: Faithfulness of God: Mercy of Pets The Faithfulness of God: Declared to Be: Infinite The Mercy of God: High As Heaven

Psalm 36:5

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