King James Version
Psalms 103:19 in the King James Version says “The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 103 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.”
Psalms 103:19 · KJV
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. that excel: Heb. mighty in strength
Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“in the heavens”
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
“hath prepared”
H3559properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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