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10For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. …
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-11)How strangely is the tune altered here! David’s prayers and complaints, by the lively actings of faith, are here, all of a sudden, turned into praises and thanksgivings; his sackcloth is loosed, he is girded with gladness, and his hallelujahs are as fervent as his hosannas. This should make us in love with prayer, that, sooner or later, it will be swallowed up in praise. Observe, I. How he prepare…
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