Psalms 103:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְֽהוָ֗ה בַּ֭שָּׁמַיִם הֵכִ֣ין כִּסְא֑וֹ וּ֝מַלְכוּת֗וֹ בַּכֹּ֥ל מָשָֽׁלָה׃

Transliteration

YHWH in-ha-šāmayim hēkîn kisʾô û-malkûtô in-ha-kōl māšālāh

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: divine name
*ha-šāmayim*: definite article with masculine plural noun with prefixed preposition *bə* - in the heavens
*hēkîn*: hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he has established
*kisʾô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his throne
*û*: conjunction - and
*malkûtô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his kingdom
*ha-kōl*: definite article with noun masculine singular with prefixed preposition *bə* - in the all/everything
*māšālāh*: qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - rules

Word Meanings

*šāmayim*: heavens/sky/visible universe
*hēkîn*: established/prepared/set up/made firm
*kisʾô*: his throne/seat of honor
*malkûtô*: his kingdom/sovereignty/dominion/reign
*ha-kōl*: the all/everything/totality
*māšālāh*: rules/governs/reigns/has dominion

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 47:2 : 2 For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.
Phil 2:9-9 : 9 Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name; 10 that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven and [things] on earth and [things] under the earth,
Ps 11:4 : 4 Jehovah is in his holy temple; Jehovah, his throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
1 Pet 3:22 : 22 who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
Heb 8:1 : 1 Now in the things which we are saying the chief point [is this]: We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
Ps 2:4 : 4 He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision.
Ps 9:7 : 7 [But Jehovah] [sitteth] [as king] for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;
Ps 115:3 : 3 But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he pleased.
Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest?
Dan 4:17 : 17 The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men.
Dan 4:25 : 25 that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee; till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Dan 4:34-35 : 34 And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for ever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation. 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Eph 1:21-22 : 21 far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22 and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,

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