mercy... truth. See note on Psalms 57:3.
clouds. skies.
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,...
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...
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 descript...
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, m...
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 t...
“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, e...
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...
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...
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 plen...
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...
My heart is fixed Hebrew, נכון, nachon, prepared , or, established; namely, in a full assurance of obtaining thy merciful help. It was ready to...
Prayer Turned to Praise. 7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixe...
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 t...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“To the Chief Musician.” The chief musician was the director of the music in public worship. And the Psalms which wer...
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 m...
Let me say, before we begin our reading, that the 108 th Psalm is made up partly of the 60 th and partly of the 57 th; yet we are sure that the Holy...
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...
Be merciful unto me, O God. Spiritual experimentalism I. A blessed religious exercise. 1. Praying. “Be merciful unto me,” etc. An epitome of...
I will praise Thee, O Lord, among the people. Exemplary praise I. Its theme. Mercy and truth. 1. The blessings which flow from them reach to...
EXPOSITION This psalm—the "twin psalm" with the last—has also an elaborate "title," which runs thus: "To the precentor (or chief musician): dest...
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...
For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens, towering up so high, filling the entire universe, and Thy truth unto the clouds. And therefore the psalmis...
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 ;...
10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.