Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

New American Standard Bible

Your lovingkindness, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Lord, Your faithful love reaches to heaven,
Your faithfulness to the clouds.

International Standard Version

Your gracious love, LORD, reaches to the heavens; your truth extends to the skies.

A Conservative Version

Thy loving kindness, O LORD, is in the heavens, thy faithfulness to the skies.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Your lovingkindness and graciousness, O Lord, extend to the skies,
Your faithfulness [reaches] to the clouds.

Darby Translation

Jehovah, thy loving-kindness is in the heavens, and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

Julia Smith Translation

O Jehovah, thy mercy is in the heavens; thy faithfulness even to the clouds.

King James 2000

Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and your faithfulness reaches unto the clouds.

Lexham Expanded Bible

O Yahweh, your loyal love [extends] into [the] heavens, your faithfulness unto [the] clouds.

Modern King James verseion

Your mercy, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

O Lord, your loyal love reaches to the sky; your faithfulness to the clouds.

New Heart English Bible

Your loving kindness, LORD, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

The Emphasized Bible

O Yahweh! in the heavens, is thy lovingkindness, Thy faithfulness, as far as the fleecy clouds:

Webster

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

World English Bible

Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

Youngs Literal Translation

O Jehovah, in the heavens is Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness is unto the clouds.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 36:5

References

Hastings

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Images Psalm 36:5

Prayers for Psalm 36:5

Context Readings

How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love

4 He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil. 5 Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds. 6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.


Cross References

Psalm 57:10

For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.

Psalm 103:11

For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.

Psalm 52:1

Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?

Psalm 89:2

For you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.

Isaiah 55:7-9

Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.

Hebrews 6:18-20

So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;

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