“ For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. ”
For thy mercy is great unto the heavens ... - See this explained in the notes at Psalms 36:5 .
For thy mercy [is] great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the (k) clouds. (k) Your mercies not only belong to the Jews, but also to the Gentiles.
LVII. Here two Pss. are united: A containing Psalms 57:1-6 , B, Psalms 57:7-11 . Psalms 57:1-6 . The Ps. is closely allied to the preceding, also a michtam Ps. (p. 373). The author flees to...
mercy... truth. See note on Psalms 57:3 . clouds . skies.
DISCOURSE: 596 DAVID’S LOVE TO GOD Psalms 57:7-11 . My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake ea...
For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Thy mercy is great unto the heavens - It is as far above all human description and comprehension as the heavens are above the...
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. -Determination to praise God. Verse 7. My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed - literally, prepared, establish...
Psalms 57:1-11 THIS psalm resembles the preceding in the singer's circumstances of peril and in his bold faith. It has also points of contact in the cry, "Be gracious," and in the remarkable expre...
“In the Shadow of Thy Wings” Psalms 57:1-11 This is one of the choicest psalms. It dates from Adullam or Engedi. It consists of two sections, each of which ends with the same refrain, Psalms 5...
Yet again the theme is the same, but the triumph of trust is even more conspicuous. Compare the opening here with that of the previous song. The cry is the same, but the reason is different. There it...
Reader! do not fail to observe how the Psalm ends. It began in sorrow, and closeth in joy. Yes! whatever is founded in faith and prayer, must end in praise. This holds good to all the seed of Christ....
For thy mercy [is] great unto the heavens ,.... Which denotes the exceeding greatness and largeness of it; as it is in the heart of God, who is plenteous in mercy; as it is expressed in the covenant...
For thy mercy [is] great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Ver. 10. For thy mercy is great, &c. ] God's mercy is ordinarily in the psalms bounded by his truth; that none may eit...
My heart is fixed Hebrew, נכון, nachon, prepared , or, established; namely, in a full assurance of obtaining thy merciful help. It was ready to sink with fear, but now I have, through thy grace,...
Prayer Turned to Praise. 7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. 8 Awake up, my g...
i.e. Is most evident, and greatly exalted.
An Expression Of Praise And Thanksgiving For God's Intervention On His Behalf ( Psalms 57:7-11 ). Even in the midst of his trials David was able to sing and compose Psalms, for his delight was in...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“To the Chief Musician.” The chief musician was the director of the music in public worship. And the Psalms which were addressed to him were intended for use in the Te...
To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtaim of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. This is one of the «Destroy not» Psalms; for that is the meaning of the title, Altaschith, which is used her...
This was anciently called the golden psalm, for it is the touchstone of illustration with regard to the cares of providence. While David was in the cave of Adullam, in the wilderness of Engedi, hid...
Be merciful unto me, O God. Spiritual experimentalism I. A blessed religious exercise. 1. Praying. “Be merciful unto me,” etc. An epitome of all true prayer. Mercy is what we need; to remove...
EXPOSITION This psalm—the "twin psalm" with the last—has also an elaborate "title," which runs thus: "To the precentor (or chief musician): destroy not; David's; Michtam; when he fled from Saul;...
The True Confidence of Faith. To the chief musician, Al-taschith, to be chanted according to the melody "Destroy not," which also referred to the critical circumstances connected with the event wh...
Genesis 9:9-17 ; Hebrews 6:17 ; Hebrews 6:18 ; Isaiah 54:7-10 ; Psalms 103:11 ; Psalms 108:4 ; Psalms 36:5 ; Psalms 71:19 ; Psalms 85:10 ; Psalms 85:11 ; Psalms 89:1 ; Psalms 89:2