King James Version
Psalms 103:11 in the King James Version says “For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. as: Heb. according to the he...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 103 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. as: Heb. according to the height of the heaven”
Psalms 103:11 · KJV
He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. as: Heb. according to the height of the heaven
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“For as the heaven”
H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“is his mercy”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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