Psalm 108:4: For Your mercy is great above the heavens, and Your truth reaches to the clouds.
Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms
For thy mercy is great above the heavens, and therefore there must be no limit of time, or place, or people, when that mercy is to be extolled. As the heavens overarch the whole earth, and from above mercy pours down upon people, so shalt thou be praised everywhere beneath the sky. And thy truth reaches unto the clouds. As far as we can see we behold thy truth and faithfulness, and there is much beyond which lies shrouded in cloud, but we are sure that it is all mercy, though it be far above and out of our sight. Therefore shall the song be lifted high and the psalm shall peal forth without stint of far-resounding music. Here is ample space for the loudest chorus, and a subject which deserves thunders of praise. 1
Living the Transformed Life
Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? Because He delights in mercy. He will again have compassion on us, You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:18–19
- Because of His outpouring of mercy…I will praise Him for my redemption.
- Because of His written Word of truth…I will praise Him for speaking to me everyday with comforting words that correct and direct my life.
- Because of His abundant grace…I will praise Him for abiding with me through every valley, and for supplying the necessary humility upon the mountain peak.
Depend upon His mercy, live within His truth, rejoice in His victory.
Praise and Prayer
Thank You, Father, for creating a world that declares Your glory. Dear Jesus, cause me to receive Your mercy and obey Your truth without compromise.
1. PACKER, J. I. (1993). Introduction. In Psalms (p. 118). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
