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Psalms 36:5

Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

KJV

Revela Domino viam tuam, et spera in eo, et ipse faciet.

Vulgate

ἀποκάλυψον πρὸς Κύριον τὴν ὁδόν σου καὶ ἔλπισον ἐπ’ αὐτόν, καὶ αὐτὸς ποιήσει·

LXX

Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.

ASV

אָ֤וֶן יַחְשֹׁ֗ב עַֽל מִשְׁכָּ֫ב֥/וֹ יִ֭תְיַצֵּב עַל דֶּ֣רֶךְ לֹא ט֑וֹב רָ֝֗ע לֹ֣א יִמְאָֽס

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אָֽוֶן
'vn
noun · 78×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
הִתְיַצֵּ֖ב
htytsb
verb · 48×
וֹ
v
noun · 45×
חָשַׁ֖ב
chshb
verb · 123×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מָאָ֔סוּ
m'sv
verb · 76×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. There are many things characteristic of Christianity: but more than all, and better than all, Love towards one another, and Peace. Therefore Christ also says, My peace I give unto you. John 14:27 And again, By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you love one another. John 13:35 Therefore Paul too says, Follow peace with all men, and holiness, that is, purit…
Is hope a virtue? Is its object eternal happiness? May one man, by the virtue of hope, hope for another's happiness? May a man lawfully hope in man? Is hope a theological virtue? Its distinction from the other theological virtues Its relation to faith Its relation to charity Article 1. Whether hope is a virtue? Objection 1. It would seem that hope is not a virtue. For "no man m…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 10:13 — There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to esca
  • 1Thess 5:24 — Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
  • Heb 6:18 — That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
  • Isa 55:7 — Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
  • Isa 55:9 — For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
  • Jer 9:24 — But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I deligh
  • Lam 3:23 — They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
  • Matt 24:35 — Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
  • Ps 8:1 — O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
  • Ps 33:4 — For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
  • Ps 52:1 — Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
  • Ps 57:10 — For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
  • Ps 57:10 — For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
  • Ps 59:16 — But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
  • Ps 71:19 — Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
  • Ps 89:1 — I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
  • Ps 89:2 — For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
  • Ps 89:2 — For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
  • Ps 92:2 — To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
  • Ps 100:5 — For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
  • Ps 100:5 — For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
  • Ps 103:11 — For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
  • Ps 103:11 — For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
  • Ps 108:4 — For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
  • Ps 108:4 — For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
  • Ps 119:90 — Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
  • Ps 138:2 — I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
  • Ps 145:7 — They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
  • Rom 2:2 — But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.