Psalms 108:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, And thy glory above all the earth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־גָד֣וֹל מֵֽעַל־שָׁמַ֣יִם חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ וְֽעַד־שְׁחָקִ֥ים אֲמִתֶּֽךָ

Transliteration

kî-gādôl mēʿal-šāmayim ḥasdĕḵā wᵊʿad-šᵊḥāqîm ʾămittĕḵā

Grammar Details

*kî-gādôl*: conjunction + adjective, masculine, singular - for great
*mēʿal-šāmayim*: preposition + preposition + noun, masculine, plural - above heavens
*ḥasdĕḵā*: noun, masculine, singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your lovingkindness
*wᵊʿad-šᵊḥāqîm*: conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine, plural - and unto clouds/skies
*ʾămittĕḵā*: noun, feminine, singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your faithfulness/truth

Word Meanings

*kî-gādôl*: for great/mighty/large
*mēʿal-šāmayim*: above/beyond the heavens/skies
*ḥasdĕḵā*: your lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy/covenant loyalty
*wᵊʿad-šᵊḥāqîm*: and to/unto the clouds/skies/heavens
*ʾămittĕḵā*: your truth/faithfulness/reliability/constancy

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 57:5 : 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [Let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
Ps 57:11 : 11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [Let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
Ps 72:19 : 19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.
Ps 148:13 : 13 Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
Isa 6:3 : 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Matt 6:9-9 : 9 After this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
Matt 6:13 : 13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one].
1 Chr 29:10-13 : 10 Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the assembly; and David said, Blessed be thou, O Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. 11 Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heavens and in the earth [is thine]; thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
Ps 8:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!
Ps 21:13 : 13 Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength: So will we sing and praise thy power.

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