Psalms 89:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵל נַעֲרָץ בְּסוֹד־קְדֹשִׁים רַבָּה וְנוֹרָא עַל־כָּל־סְבִיבָיו

Transliteration

ʾĒl naʿărāṣ in-sôd-qᵉdōšîm rabbâ and-nôrāʾ upon-all-sᵉbîbāyw

Grammar Details

*ʾĒl*: noun, masculine singular - God/deity
*naʿărāṣ*: verb, niphal participle masculine singular - dreaded/feared
*bᵉ-sôd*: preposition + noun construct - in council of
*qᵉdōšîm*: adjective, masculine plural - holy ones
*rabbâ*: adjective, feminine singular - great/much
*wᵉ-nôrāʾ*: conjunction + verb, niphal participle masculine singular - and feared/awesome
*ʿal-kol-sᵉbîbāyw*: preposition + noun + preposition + noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon all around him

Word Meanings

*ʾĒl*: God/deity/mighty one
*naʿărāṣ*: dreaded/feared/awe-inspiring
*sôd*: council/assembly/circle
*qᵉdōšîm*: holy ones/saints/divine beings
*rabbâ*: great/much/exceedingly
*nôrāʾ*: feared/awesome/terrible
*sᵉbîbāyw*: his surroundings/those around him

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest{H8688)} the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth{H8802)} him?
Ps 71:19 : 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done{H8804)} great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
1 Sam 2:2 : 2 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
Jer 32:17 : 17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
Matt 6:13 : 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Deut 32:31 : 31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
Josh 22:22 : 22 The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD ,(save us not this day,)
1 Sam 15:19 : 19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
Job 9:19 : 19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
Ps 24:8 : 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
Ps 84:12 : 12 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth{H8802)} in thee.
Ps 89:6 : 6 For who in the heaven can be compared{H8799)} unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened{H8799)} unto the LORD?
Ps 89:13 : 13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong{H8799)} is thy hand, and high{H8799)} is thy right hand.
Ps 147:5 : 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Isa 28:22 : 22 Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
Isa 40:25-26 : 25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

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22Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
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