Psalms 86:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither [are there any works] like unto thy works.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵין־כָּמ֖וֹךָ בָאֱלֹהִ֥ים ׀ אֲדֹנָ֗י וְאֵ֣ין כְּֽמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ

Transliteration

ʾēn-kāmôkā bāʾĕlōhîm ʾădōnāy wᵉʾēn kᵉmaʿăśêkā

Grammar Details

*ʾēn*-*kāmôkā*: particle of negation + preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - there is none like you
*bāʾĕlōhîm*: preposition + definite article + noun masculine plural - among the gods
*ʾădōnāy*: noun with possessive suffix - my Lord
*wᵉʾēn*: conjunction + particle of negation - and there is none
*kᵉmaʿăśêkā*: preposition + noun masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - like your works

Word Meanings

*ʾēn*: there is not/there are none
*kāmôkā*: like you/as you
*ʾĕlōhîm*: gods/divine beings/mighty ones
*maʿăśîm*: works/deeds/acts

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 89:6 : 6 For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,
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?
Deut 3:24 : 24 O Lord Jehovah, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness, and thy strong hand: for what god is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy mighty acts?
Deut 4:34 : 34 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of [another] nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Jehovah your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Ps 89:8 : 8 O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
Ps 136:4 : 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
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 10:6-7 : 6 There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. 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.
Jer 10:16 : 16 The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
Dan 3:29 : 29 Therefore I make a decree, that every people, nation, and language, which speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill; because there is no other god that is able to deliver after this sort.

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