Psalm 36:6

Hebrew
יְ֭הוָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
בְּהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigשָׁמַיִם

hebrew

Meanings:

* Heaven or heavens * Sky * Compass

Masculine noun. The word is dual in form (ending in -ַיִם) which normally indicates two things (like eyes and hands), however, however it functions as a plural. Deuteronomy 10:14 states that Genesis 1:20Psalm 115:3
חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ עַד שְׁחָקִֽים
ESV
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O LORD.
NIV
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.
NLT
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O LORD.
LXX
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greek

The definite article
δικαιοσύνη σου ὡσεὶ ὄρη θεοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
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greek

The definite article
κρίματά σου ἄβυσσος πολλή ἀνθρώπους καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
κτήνη σώσεις κύριε
KJV
Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

Psalm 36:5 ← Psalm 36:6 → Psalm 36:7

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