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Psalms 103:11
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Psalms 103:11
11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
11†For as the heauen is high aboue the earth: so great is his mercy toward them that feare him.
- Heb. according to the height of the heauen.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 103:11
The expanse above the earth, including the sky or firmament; also the dwelling or throne of God, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Raised or far above; great in height, rank, degree, or importance; as an adverb, greatly or aloft.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)
Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
In the direction of; in relation to; approaching; or inclined and ready, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
Alarm or dread; reverent awe; as a verb, to be afraid, revere, or cause fear.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study10For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
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Open the full verse study50And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
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Open the full verse study4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
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Open the full verse study17But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
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Open the full verse study5Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
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Open the full verse study3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
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Open the full verse study9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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Open the full verse study2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
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Open the full verse study18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
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Open the full verse study12Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
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heaven and eternal life
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