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Forכִּיgreatגָדֹלtoעַדthe heavens isשָׁמַיִםyour loyal love,חַסְדֶּךָand toוְעַדthe cloudsשְׁחָקִיםyour truth.אֲמִתֶּךָ
Psalms 57:10
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Psalms 57:10, word by word
- greatגָדֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- the heavens isשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- your loyal loveחַסְדֶּchasde
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasde” appears- the cloudsשְׁחָקִיםshechakim
cloud
What floats in the sky and brings rain.
Where else “shechakim” appears- your truthאֲמִתֶּamite
truth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “amite” appears
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Psalm 108 and Psalm 57
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Psalms 57:7-11
7Firm is my heart, Elohim, firm is my heart; I will sing and sing psalms. 8Awake, my glory; awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn. 9I will give you thanks among the peoples, Adonai; I will sing psalms to you among the nations. 10For great to the heavens is your loyal love, and to the clouds your truth. 11Be exalted above the heavens, Elohim; over all the earth be your glory.
1A song. A psalm of David. Firm is my heart, Elohim; I will sing and sing psalms, even my glory. 2Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn. 3I will give you thanks among the peoples, YHWH; I will sing psalms to you among the nations. 4For great above the heavens is your loyal love, and to the clouds your truth. 5Be exalted above the heavens, Elohim; and over all the earth be your glory.
The context
9I will give you thanks among the peoples, Adonai; I will sing psalms to you among the nations.
10 · This verse (above)
11Be exalted above the heavens, Elohim; over all the earth be your glory.