Psalms 108:4
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
‖For thy mercy is great aboue the heauens: and thy trueth reacheth vnto the clouds.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, skies.
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- Psalms 36:5Rank 1 from verse 4
- Ephesians 2:4–7Rank 2 from verse 4
4But 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.
4But God who is rich in mercie, for his great loue wherewith hee loued vs,
5Euen when wee were dead in sinnes, hath quickned vs together with Christ, (by grace ye are saued)
6And hath raised vs vp together, and made vs sit together in heauenly places in Christ Iesus:
7That in the ages to come, hee might shew the exceeding riches of his grace, in his kindenesse towards vs, through Christ Iesus.
- Psalms 103:11Rank 3 from verse 4
- Psalms 89:2Rank 4 from verse 4
- Isaiah 55:9Rank 5 from verse 4
- Psalms 85:10Rank 6 from verse 4
- Psalms 89:5Rank 7 from verse 4
- Micah 7:18–20Rank 8 from verse 4
18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
19He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
18*Who is a God like vnto thee, that pardoneth iniquitie, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? hee retaineth not his anger for euer, because he delighteth in mercy.
19He wil turne againe, he will haue compassion vpon vs: he will subdue our iniquities, and thou wilt cast all their sinnes into the depths of the Sea.
20Thou wilt performe the trueth to Iacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworne vnto our fathers from the dayes of old.
- Psalms 113:4Rank 9 from verse 4
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Psalms 108:4
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.
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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Third-person singular present form of reach. Sense 1: To extend or stretch to a place or limit; to arrive or continue as far as it. Sense 2: To extend the hand toward or into something.
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Sense 1: Visible masses of condensed vapour in the sky. Sense 2: Figures of covering, multitude, or obscurity.
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3I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
3I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I wil sing praises vnto thee among the nations.
4For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
4‖For thy mercy is great aboue the heauens: and thy trueth reacheth vnto the clouds.
Selected passage5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
5*Be thou exalted, O God, aboue the heauens: and thy glory aboue all the earth: