King James Version
Psalms 36:5 in the King James Version says “Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 36 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.”
Psalms 36:5 · KJV
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. mischief: or, vanity
Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. the: Heb. the mountains of God
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. excellent: Heb. precious
KJV Study — Public Domain
“is 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
“Thy mercy”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
“and thy faithfulness”
H530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
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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