Psalms 103:11 KJV
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Scofield Notes
- fearAlso Ps 103:13, (See Scofield "Ps 19:9").
Matthew Henry
- And to the church and to all menTruly God is good to all: he is in a special manner good to Israel. He has revealed himself and his grace to them. By his ways we may understand his...
Thompson Chains
- God's MercyLink 6 of 8 · next Jonah 3:10
- Prom, to ObedientSee the chain from Exodus 20:6 · 7 links
- Fear of GodSee the chain from 1 Samuel 12:14 · 7 links
Parallel Passages
- Psalms 36:5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Psalms 57:10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
- Psalms 36:5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
- Ephesians 2:4–7 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, …
- Psalms 103:17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
- Proverbs 25:3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
- Luke 1:50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
- Job 22:12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
- Psalms 89:2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
- Isaiah 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.
- Ephesians 3:18–19 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; …
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Hebrew and Strong’s
- For as the heaven שָׁמַיִם šāmayim שָׁמַיִם Noun · masculine plural
- is high above כִּי kî Conjunction כִגְבֹהַּ kigbōah גָּבַהּ Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition עַל ʿal Preposition
- the earth הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- great גָּבַר gābar גָּבַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- is his mercy חַסְדּוֹ ḥasdô חֵסֵד Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- toward them that fear עַל ʿal Preposition יְרֵאָיו yĕrēʾāyw יָרֵא Adjective · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
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