Psalms 71:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ אֱלֹהִ֗ים עַד־מָ֫ר֥וֹם אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֥יתָ גְדֹל֑וֹת אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים מִ֣י כָמֽוֹךָ׃

Transliteration

And ṣidqātəkā ʾĕlōhîm unto-mārôm which-ʿāśîtā gəḏōlôt ʾĕlōhîm who like kāmôkā

Grammar Details

*ṣidqātəkā*: noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your righteousness'
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - 'God'
*mārôm*: noun, masculine singular - 'height/heaven'
*ʿāśîtā*: qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have done'
*gəḏōlôt*: adjective, feminine plural - 'great things'
*kāmôkā*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'like you'

Word Meanings

*ṣidqātəkā*: your righteousness/your justice/your righteous acts
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine beings
*mārôm*: height/heaven/high place
*ʿāśîtā*: you have done/you have made/you have performed
*gəḏōlôt*: great things/mighty deeds/significant acts
*kāmôkā*: like you/comparable to you/equal to you

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?
Ps 57:10 : 10 For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies.
Ps 36:5-6 : 5 Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the skies. 6 Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Jehovah, thou preservest man and beast.
Isa 55:9 : 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Ps 89:6-8 : 6 For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah, 7 A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, And to be feared above all them that are round about him? 8 O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
Ps 126:2-3 : 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them. 3 Jehovah hath done great things for us, [Whereof] we are glad.
Ps 139:6 : 6 [ Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Prov 15:24 : 24 To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.
Prov 24:7 : 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Isa 5:16 : 16 but Jehovah of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
Isa 40:18 : 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Isa 40:25 : 25 To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal [to him]? saith the Holy One.
Jer 10:7 : 7 Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.
Luke 1:49 : 49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.
Ps 72:18 : 18 Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things:
Ps 86:8 : 8 There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither [are there any works] like unto thy works.
Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like unto thee, O Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Job 5:9 : 9 Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number:

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