“For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.”
The affirmation that God's steadfast love is greater than the heavens and God's faithfulness reaches to the clouds articulates the transcendence and comprehensiveness of God's mercy and reliability. The cosmic imagery (heavens, clouds) suggests that God's character is as vast and fundamental to creation as the sky itself, that mercy and faithfulness are woven into the fabric of existence. The emphasis on the greatness of these attributes beyond mere human measure establishes that God's character is infinitely reliable and comprehensive. This verse provides the theological foundation for the confidence that has pervaded the entire psalm.
Church Fathers on Psalms 57:10
1. We have heard in the Gospel just now, brethren, how loves us our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God with the Father, Man with us, out of our own selves, now at the right hand of the Father; you have heard how much He loves us.... 2. Because then this Psalm is singing of the Passion of the Lord, see what is the title that it has: “at the end.” The end is Christ. Romans 10:4 Why has He been called end? Not as one that consumes, but one that consummates. 3. “At the end,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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