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Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/57.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/57.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/57.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thy mercy <i>is</i> great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/57.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/57.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Your goodness is great to the heavens And Your truth to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/57.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For Your lovingkindness is great to the heavens And Your truth to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/57.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For Thy lovingkindness is great to the heavens, And Thy truth to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/57.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For Your lovingkindness is great to the heavens And Your truth to the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/57.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For Your faithfulness <i>and</i> lovingkindness are great, reaching to the heavens, And Your truth to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/57.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For your faithful love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/57.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Your faithful love is as high as the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches the clouds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/57.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/57.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your love reaches higher than the heavens; your loyalty extends beyond the clouds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/57.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/57.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because your mercy is as high as the heavens. Your truth reaches the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/57.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your constant love reaches the heavens; your faithfulness touches the skies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/57.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For your gracious love is great, extending even to the heavens, and your truth even to the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/57.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/57.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/57.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/57.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thy mercy is great to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/57.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/57.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For Your kindness [is] great to the heavens, "" And Your truth to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/57.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For great unto the heavens is Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/57.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For great even to the heavens thy mercy, and even to the clouds, thy truth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/57.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/57.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 56:11>For your mercy has been magnified, even to the heavens, and your truth, even to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/57.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For your mercy towers to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/57.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/57.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thy mercy is exalted to the sky and thy faithfulness to the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/57.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because your kindness is exalted unto Heaven and your faithfulness unto the roof of Heaven!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/57.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens, And Thy truth unto the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/57.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thy mercy has been magnified even to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/57-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=6794" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/57.htm">In You My Soul Takes Refuge</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥas·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">Your loving devotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: ḡā·ḏōl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">reaches</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the heavens,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: ’ă·mit·te·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">Your faithfulness</a> <a href="/hebrew/7834.htm" title="7834: šə·ḥā·qîm (N-mp) -- Dust, cloud. From shachaq; a powder: by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament.">to the clouds.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-5.htm">Psalm 36:5</a></span><br />Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/108-4.htm">Psalm 108:4</a></span><br />For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-11.htm">Psalm 103:11</a></span><br />For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-2.htm">Psalm 89:2</a></span><br />For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-13.htm">Psalm 86:13</a></span><br />For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/117-2.htm">Psalm 117:2</a></span><br />For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a></span><br />Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-9.htm">Isaiah 55:9</a></span><br />“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-4.htm">Ephesians 2:4-5</a></span><br />But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Romans 5:8</a></span><br />But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></span><br />For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">1 John 4:9-10</a></span><br />This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-4.htm">Titus 3:4-5</a></span><br />But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, / He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For your mercy is great to the heavens, and your truth to the clouds.</p><p class="hdg">For</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-5.htm">Psalm 36:5</a></b></br> Thy mercy, O LORD, <i>is</i> in the heavens; <i>and</i> thy faithfulness <i>reacheth</i> unto the clouds.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-19.htm">Psalm 71:19</a></b></br> Thy righteousness also, O God, <i>is</i> very high, who hast done great things: O God, who <i>is</i> like unto thee!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/85-10.htm">Psalm 85:10,11</a></b></br> Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed <i>each other</i>… </p><p class="hdg">truth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-9.htm">Genesis 9:9-17</a></b></br> And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7-10</a></b></br> For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/6-17.htm">Hebrews 6:17,18</a></b></br> Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed <i>it</i> by an oath: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/36-5.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Faithfulness</a> <a href="/psalms/41-6.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/57-5.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Loving-Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/48-10.htm">Reaches</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-12.htm">Reaching</a> <a href="/psalms/52-3.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/36-5.htm">Skies</a> <a href="/psalms/57-7.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/job/39-26.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Truth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/psalms/61-7.htm">Faithfulness</a> <a href="/psalms/58-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/psalms/58-5.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/57-11.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/59-9.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/59-10.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/59-10.htm">Loving-Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/59-5.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/71-19.htm">Reaches</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-8.htm">Reaching</a> <a href="/psalms/58-1.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">Skies</a> <a href="/psalms/59-10.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/psalms/60-4.htm">Truth</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 57</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/57-1.htm">David in prayer fleeing unto God, complains of his dangerous case</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/57-7.htm">He encourages himself to praise God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of reaching "to the heavens" suggests an infinite and immeasurable quality, aligning with other biblical passages such as <a href="/psalms/36-5.htm">Psalm 36:5</a>, which similarly speaks of God's love extending to the heavens. This expression of divine love is foundational to the covenant relationship between God and His people, as seen in the Abrahamic and Davidic covenants. The heavens, in ancient Near Eastern culture, were often seen as the realm of the divine, highlighting the transcendent and supreme nature of God's love. This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, whose sacrificial love on the cross exemplifies the ultimate expression of divine loving devotion.<p><b>and Your faithfulness to the clouds</b><br>The term "faithfulness" here is translated from the Hebrew word "emunah," which conveys steadfastness, reliability, and truth. The comparison to the "clouds" suggests a vast and encompassing presence, much like the clouds that cover the sky. This imagery is consistent with other scriptural references, such as <a href="/lamentations/3-23.htm">Lamentations 3:23</a>, which speaks of God's mercies being new every morning, underscoring His unwavering faithfulness. In the historical context, clouds were often associated with divine presence and guidance, as seen in the Exodus narrative where God led the Israelites by a pillar of cloud. This faithfulness is a key attribute of God, assuring believers of His constant presence and trustworthiness. The faithfulness of God is also a prophetic assurance, pointing to the fulfillment of His promises through Jesus Christ, who is described as "faithful and true" in <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/57.htm">Psalm 57</a>, David wrote this psalm during a time of distress, likely when he was fleeing from King Saul and hiding in a cave. His trust in God's protection and faithfulness is evident throughout the psalm.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as having boundless loving devotion and faithfulness, attributes that are celebrated and relied upon by David.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavens_and_clouds.htm">Heavens and Clouds</a></b><br>These are symbolic representations of the vastness and immeasurability of God's loving devotion and faithfulness. They serve to illustrate the infinite nature of God's attributes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_attributes.htm">Understanding God's Attributes</a></b><br>God's loving devotion (Hebrew: "chesed") and faithfulness (Hebrew: "emunah") are central to His character. These attributes are not limited by human understanding or experience but are boundless and eternal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_faithfulness.htm">Trust in God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Just as David trusted in God's faithfulness during his trials, believers today can rely on God's unwavering commitment to His promises, even in times of distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_love.htm">Reflecting God's Love</a></b><br>As recipients of God's boundless love, Christians are called to reflect this love in their relationships with others, demonstrating grace and faithfulness in their interactions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_and_praise.htm">Worship and Praise</a></b><br>Recognizing the vastness of God's loving devotion and faithfulness should lead believers to a posture of worship and praise, acknowledging His greatness and goodness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a></b><br>The imagery of God's love reaching the heavens serves as a reminder of the hope believers have in God's promises, which are as sure and expansive as the skies.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_57.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 57</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_emulate_christ_more_closely.htm">How can I emulate Christ more closely?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_disasters_affect_all_people.htm">Proverbs 10:25 says the righteous remain firm in the storm--why then do natural disasters often strike believers and nonbelievers alike?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_samuel_22_align_with_science.htm">(2 Samuel 22:10-11) How can the description of the heavens bending, God descending, and riding a cherub be reconciled with modern scientific understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_36_5_align_with_cosmology.htm">Psalm 36:5 mentions God's love extending 'to the heavens'--how does this align with modern cosmological understanding of an expanding universe?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/57.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.</span> "Thy mercy, thy truth" (comp. ver. 3). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/57-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your loving devotion</span><br /><span class="heb">חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥas·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reaches</span><br /><span class="heb">גָדֹ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḡā·ḏōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heavens,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your faithfulness</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·mit·te·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the clouds.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁחָקִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḥā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7834.htm">Strong's 7834: </a> </span><span class="str2">A powder, a thin vapor, the firmament</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/57-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 57:10 For your great loving kindness reaches (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/57-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 57:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 57:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/57-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 57:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 57:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>