Psalms 57:10

10 priusquam intellegerent spinae vestrae ramnum sicut viventes sicut in ira absorbet vos

Psalms 57:10 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 57:10

For thy mercy [is] great unto the heavens
Which denotes the exceeding greatness and largeness of it; as it is in the heart of God, who is plenteous in mercy; as it is expressed in the covenant of grace, where are stores of it; as it is shown forth in the choice of persons to eternal life; in the mission of Christ into this world to die for them; in the regeneration of them, the pardon of their sins, and eternal life: and this mercy is not only extended to persons in the several parts of the earth, but is as high as the heaven above it, ( Psalms 103:11 ) ;

and thy truth unto the clouds;
the faithfulness of God in performing his purposes and his promises; or the Gospel, and the doctrines of it, which contain the deep things of God; unless Christ himself should be meant, who is the truth which sprung out of the earth, ( Psalms 85:11 ) ; is now ascended unto heaven, and is higher than the heavens; and whose exaltation and glory may be designed in ( Psalms 57:11 ) .

Psalms 57:10 In-Context

8 ad nihilum devenient tamquam aqua decurrens intendit arcum suum donec infirmentur
9 sicut cera quae fluit auferentur supercecidit ignis et non viderunt solem
10 priusquam intellegerent spinae vestrae ramnum sicut viventes sicut in ira absorbet vos
11 laetabitur iustus cum viderit vindictam manus suas lavabit in sanguine peccatoris
12 et dicet homo si utique est fructus iusto utique est Deus iudicans eos in terra
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