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Psalms 36:5

Psalms 36:5

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens. Instead of the usual contrast between the wicked man and the godly one (; , ; , , etc.), the psalmist here makes the startling contrast between the wicked man and God!

The character of the wicked man is given in four verses (), the portrait of God in five (). God's first and principal characteristic is "mercy"—or rather, "loving-kindness" ( חסר).

This quality is revealed, not on earth only, but also in heaven, towards the angels. Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. Next to loving-kindness in God comes "faithfulness"—fidelity to every promise that he has ever made, unswerving attachment to those whom he has once loved, undeviating maintenance of the truth (comp.

; ).

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