Psalm 108:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For Your lovingkindnessחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ
(chas·de·cha;)
2617a: goodness, kindnessfrom chasad
is greatגָדֹ֣ול
(ga·do·vl)
1419: greatfrom gadal
above 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
the heavens,שָׁמַ֣יִם
(sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
And Your truthאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃
(a·mit·te·cha.)
571: firmness, faithfulness, truthfrom aman
[reaches] to the skies.שְׁחָקִ֥ים
(she·cha·kim)
7834: dust, cloudfrom shachaq


















KJV Lexicon
For thy mercy
checed  (kheh'-sed)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
is great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
above the heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and thy truth
'emeth  (eh'-meth)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness -- assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
reacheth unto the clouds
shachaq  (shakh'-ak)
a powder (as beaten small): by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament -- cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the skies.

King James Bible
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For Your faithful love is higher than the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

International Standard Version
For your gracious love extends to the sky, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

NET Bible
For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because your kindness is great under the sky and your faithfulness unto The Heaven of Heavens.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because your mercy is higher than the heavens. Your truth reaches the skies.

King James 2000 Bible
For your mercy is great above the heavens: and your truth reaches unto the clouds.
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