Psalm 36:5 “Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulnes…”

Psalm 36:5

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Your loving kindness, LORD, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

American Standard Version

Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth vnto the heauens, and thy faithfulnesse vnto the cloudes.

Darby Translation

Jehovah, thy loving-kindness is in the heavens, and thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the clouds.

Young's Literal Translation

O Jehovah, in the heavens [is] Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness [is] unto the clouds.

Bible in Basic English

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

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Cross references

“mercy”

Psalm 108:4 Psalm 103:11 Psalm 57:10 Isaiah 55:7–9 Psalm 52:1

Psalm 108:4 · BSB

For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Psalm 103:11 · BSB

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.

Psalm 57:10 · BSB

For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.

Isaiah 55:7–9 · BSB

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 · BSB

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

“faithfulness”

Psalm 100:5 Psalm 89:2 Hebrews 6:18–20 Psalm 92:2 Matthew 24:35

Psalm 100:5 · BSB

For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.

Psalm 89:2 · BSB

For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”

Hebrews 6:18–20 · BSB

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 92:2 · BSB

to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night

Matthew 24:35 · BSB

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

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