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Psalms 71:19

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Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
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  1. Psalms 35:10Rank 1 from verse 19
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    10All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

  2. Psalms 36:5–6Rank 2 from verse 19
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    5Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

    6Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.

  3. Isaiah 55:9Rank 3 from verse 19
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    9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

  4. Psalms 57:10Rank 4 from verse 19
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    10For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

  5. Exodus 15:11Rank 5 from verse 19
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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 71:19

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very

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Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.

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

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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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18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

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20Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

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