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Psalms 113:5

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Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,
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  1. Isaiah 40:25Rank 1 from verse 5
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    25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

  2. Jeremiah 10:6Rank 2 from verse 5
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    6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

  3. Psalms 89:6Rank 3 from verse 5
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    6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?

  4. Deuteronomy 33:26Rank 4 from verse 5
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    26There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

  5. Exodus 15:11Rank 5 from verse 5
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    11Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

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Psalms 113:5

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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113:1PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.

113:2Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.

113:3From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.

113:4The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.

113:5Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,

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113:6Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

113:8That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

113:9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

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