King James Version
Psalms 89:11 in the King James Version says “The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. the fu...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 89 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. the fulness: or, all it containeth”
Psalms 89:11 · KJV
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. Rahab: or, Egypt thy: Heb. the arm of thy strength
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. the fulness: or, all it containeth
The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. a: Heb. an arm with might
KJV Study — Public Domain
“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
meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
“also is thine as for the world”
H8398the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as babylonia,
“thereof thou hast founded”
H3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e., settle, consult
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