Psalm 36:5
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חֵסֵד
chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the 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...
אֱמוּנָה
ʼĕmûwnâh
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
פָּגַע
pâgaʻ
to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
עָב
ʻâb
properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּגַע pâgaʻ
to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
Study H6293 →אֱמוּנָה ʼĕmûwnâh
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
Study H530 →עָב ʻâb
properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
Study H5645 →שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
the 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 revolve)
Study H8064 →חֵסֵד chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
Study H2617 →Cross References
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
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