King James Version
Psalms 108:4 in the King James Version says “For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. clouds: or, skies” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 108 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. clouds: or, skies”
Psalms 108:4 · KJV
Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. clouds: or, skies
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“above 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
“For thy mercy”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“reacheth unto the clouds”
H7834a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
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