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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Psalms 36:5 - Heavens
Psalms 36:5 - Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Thy mercy | H2617 | חֵסֵד |
[Noun Masculine] kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opprobrium) {reproof} or (subjectively) beauty |
O LORD | H3068 | יְהֹוָה |
[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God |
is in the heavens | H8064 | שָׁמַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] from an unused root meaning to be lofty; 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) |
and thy faithfulness | H530 | אֱמוּנָה |
[Noun Feminine] literally firmness; figuratively security; moral fidelity |
reacheth unto | H5704 | עַד |
[Preposition] especially with a preposition); as far (or {long} or much) {as} whether of space (even unto) or time ({during } while: until) or degree (equally with) |
the clouds | H7834 | שַׁחַק |
[Noun Masculine] a powder (as beaten small); by analogy a thin vapor; by extension the firmament |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.