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Lexicon :: Strong's H8064 - šāmayim

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שָׁמַיִם
Transliteration
šāmayim
Pronunciation
shaw-mah'-yim
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be lofty
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2407a

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁמַיִם shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim; dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):—air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 420x

The KJV translates Strong's H8064 in the following manner: heaven (398x), air (21x), astrologers (with H1895) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 420x
The KJV translates Strong's H8064 in the following manner: heaven (398x), air (21x), astrologers (with H1895) (1x).

  1. heaven, heavens, sky

    1. visible heavens, sky

      1. as abode of the stars

      2. as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc

    2. Heaven (as the abode of God)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁמַיִם shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim; dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):—air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).
STRONGS H8064: Abbreviations
[שָׁמַי] noun masculineDeuteronomy 33:28 only plural שָׁמַ֫יִם 421 (Sta§324 a) heavens, sky (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian šamû plural šamê, šamûtu, also šamâmu, compare Phoenician שמם; Sabean סמה HomChr 46, 124; Arabic سَمَآءً Ethiopic ለማይ፡ Aramaic שְׁמַיָּא axYmw; Palmyrene, Nabataean שמ(י)ן in proper name (compounded with בעל) Lzb153 GACooke45; on plural form see BaZMG xiii (1888), 341 f.); — absolute שׁ׳ Genesis 1:1 +, מָ֑יִם - Genesis 2:4 +; הַשָּׁמַ֫יְמָה Exodus 9:8 +; construct שְׁמֵי Deuteronomy 10:14 + 9 times; suffix שָׁמֶיךָ Psalm 8:4 + 2 times, שָׁמָיו Deuteronomy 33:28, שְׁמֵיכֶם Leviticus 26:19, with verb plural, Hosea 2:23; —
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a. visible heavens, sky, where stars, etc., are Judges 5:20; Genesis 15:5 (J), Deuteronomy 4:19; Genesis 1:14, 15, 17 (P), hence כּוֺכְבֵי הַשּׁ׳ Genesis 22:17 (JE) = + 9 times (usually as countless), (כָּלֿ) צְבָא הַשּׁ׳ Deuteronomy 4:19; Jeremiah 8:2 + (צ׳1c; rarely of angels, צ׳1b; before which fowl fly Genesis 1:20 (P), compare Deuteronomy 4:17; Jeremiah 8:7; Proverbs 30:19, עוֺף הַשּׁ׳ Genesis 2:19 (J), Genesis 1:19 (P) + (עוֺף 1), שׁ׳ צִפֹּר † Psalm 8:9, נִשְׁרֵי שׁ׳ † Lamentations 4:19; as רָקִיע (which see) Genesis 1:8 (P), Psalm 19:2, with waters beneath and above Genesis 1:9 (P, compare Genesis 1:7), Psalm 148:4, darkened with clouds 1 Kings 18:45, cleared by wind Job 26:13; whence comes rain Genesis 8:2 (J), Judges 5:4; Deuteronomy 11:11 +, and dew Genesis 27:28 (J), Genesis 27:39 (E), Deuteronomy 33:28 (poem) +. compare בִּרְכֹת שׁ׳ † Genesis 49:25 (poem in J), מֶגֶר שׁ׳ † Deuteronomy 33:13 (poem), but also (destructive) fire 2 Kings 1:10 (twice in verse); Job 1:16 + (see also 2a below); הֹבְרֵישׁ׳ Isaiah 47:13, i.e. astrologers, compare אוֺתוֺתהַשּׁ׳ Jeremiah 10:2; as high Genesis 11:4 (J), Amos 9:2 (opposed to שְׁאוֺל), Genesis 11:6 (opposed to אֶרֶץ) +, עַדלֵֿב הַשּׁ׳ Deuteronomy 4:11;as over all the earth, תַּחַת (כָּלֿ)הַשּׁ׳ Genesis 6:17; Genesis 7:19 (both P), Deuteronomy 2:25; Ecclesiastes 1:13 מִתַּחַת וגו׳ (of extermination) Exodus 17:14 (E), Deuteronomy 7:24; Deuteronomy 9:14 +; specifically of Israel, שָׁמֶיךָ Deuteronomy 28:23, שְׁמֵיכֶם Leviticus 26:19 (H); וּבֵין הָאָרֶץ בֵּין הַשּׁ׳ 2 Samuel 18:9 (hung from tree), 1 Chronicles 21:16 (of angel), compare Ezekiel 8:3 (Ezekiel in vision), Zechariah 5:9 (flying ephah); וְעַדקְֿצֵה מִקְּצֵה הַשּׁ׳ הַשּׁ׳ of limits of horizon Deuteronomy 4:32, compare Deuteronomy 30:4; Nehemiah 1:9; Psalm 19:7 as made by God Jeremiah 51:15 (opposed to תֵּבֵל), Psalm 8:4 — Deuteronomy 11:21; Job 14:12; Psalm 89:30; especiallyוְ(הָ)אָרֶץ (הַ)שּׁ׳ = universe (compare in Sabean, SabDenkmNo.41.42, l.3) Deuteronomy 3:24 Genesis 1:1 (P) + (especially Deuteronomy, Isa2, Psalms), + הַיָם Exodus 20:11; Haggai 2:6, etc., + מַיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ Exodus 20:4= Deuteronomy 5:8,.compare Proverbs 30:4, etc.; opposed to תְּהוֺם Proverbs 8:27 (+ אֶרֶץ Proverbs 8:29) חֲרָשִׁים וְהָאָרֶץ חֲרָשָׁה שׁ׳ as part of future glory Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 66:22.
b. phrases are: אֲרֻבּוֺת הַשּׁ׳ (letting rain through) †Genesis 7:11; Genesis 8:2 (P), Malachi 3:10 (figurative), compare בַּשּׁ׳ א׳ הֲיַעֲשֶׂה י׳ 2 Kings 7:2, 19, so דַּלְתֵי שׁ׳ † Psalm 78:23 (for manna), compare דְָּגַן שׁ׳, Psalm 78:24, לֶחֶם שׁ׳ † Psalm 105:40; מוֺסְדוֺת הַשּׁ׳ 2 Samuel 22:8 (|| הָאָרֶץ; in || Psalm 18:8 חָרִים מ׳), עַמּוּרֵי שׁ׳ Job 26:11, חוּג שׁ׳ Job 22:14; towards the sky is הַשָּׁמַ֫יְמָה Joshua 8:20(J), Exodus 9:8, 10 (P), Job 2:12; Judges 13:20; Judges 20:40; 2 Chronicles 6:13; עַלהַֿשָּׁמַיִם Exodus 9:22, 23; Exodus 10:21, 22(all E), אֶלשֿׁ׳ Deuteronomy 32:40 (poem), Daniel 12:7, שׁ׳ alone 1 Kings 8:22, 54; Job 35:5; Proverbs 23:5.
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a. as abode of God (י׳) 1 Kings 8:30, 32 — Psalm 2:3; Isaiah 66:1, etc., compare רֹכֵבשׁ׳ Deuteronomy 33:26(poem), Psalm 68:34, whence he rains brimstone Genesis 19:24 (J), bread Exodus 16:4 (E), compare Nehemiah 9:15, casts hailstones Joshua 11:11 (E), talks with Israel Exodus 20:22 (E; Gi Exodus 20:19) +, compare Genesis 21:17; Genesis 22:11, 15 (E), looks down Deuteronomy 26:15 +, hears his people Psalm 20:7+ 10 times Chronicles, etc.; he thunders בַּשּׁ׳ 1 Samuel 2:10; Psalm 18:14,|| מִןשֿׁ׳ 2 Samuel 22:14; he bends (נטה) שׁ׳ to come down 2 Samuel 22:10= Psalm 18:10, compare Psalm 144:5 and (rend) Isaiah 63:19; נִמְּתְּחוּ הַשּׁ׳ Ezekiel 1:1 in vision of God, compare שַׁעַר הַשּׁ׳ Genesis 28:17 (E; + בֵּית אֱלֹהִים); though even שְׁמֵי הַשּׁ׳ the highest heuvens cannot hold him Deuteronomy 10:14; 1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 6:18, 2 Chronicles 2:5; Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 148:4, שְׁמֵי שְׁמֵיקֶֿדֶם Psalm 68:34; he is called אֱלֹהֵי הַשּׁ׳ (post-exilic title) Ezra 1:2 2 Chronicles 36:23; + 11 times Ezra Nehemiah; Jonah 1:9 (compare Aramaic, Daniel 2:18, 19, 37, 44; in Genesis 24:7 add with Greek Version of the LXX וֵאלֹהֵי הָאָרֶץ, as Genesis 24:3), אֵלהַֿשׁ׳ Psalm 136:26; his sword is בַּשׁ׳ Isaiah 34:5, but also his חֶסֶד Psalm 36:6, צֶדֶק Psalm 85:12, אֱמוּנָח Psalm 89:3, his word fixed Psalm 119:89. — שׁ׳ are † שָׁמָיו (of Israel) Deuteronomy 33:28 (poem), † שְׁמֵיכֶם Leviticus 26:19; † שָׁמֶיךָ Psalm 8:4; Psalm 144:5, שְׁמֵי י׳ Lamentations 3:66, † קָדְשׁוֺ שׁ׳ Psalm 20:7.
†b. Elijah taken up הַשּׁ׳ in whirlwind 2 Kings 2:1, compare 2 Kings 2:11.
3. הַשּׁ׳ personified in various relations Isaiah 1:2; Jeremiah 2:12; Job 15:15; Psalm 19:2; Psalm 50:6 = Psalm 97:6; Psalm 89:6; Psalm 148:4.
†4. מְלֶכֶת הַשּׁ׳ see מ׳.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8065.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:1; 1:1; 1:7; 1:8; 1:9; 1:14; 1:15; 1:17; 1:19; 1:20; 2:4; 2:19; 6:17; 7:11; 7:19; 8:2; 8:2; 11:4; 11:6; 15:5; 19:24; 21:17; 22:11; 22:15; 22:17; 24:3; 24:7; 27:28; 27:39; 28:17; 49:25

Exodus

9:8; 9:8; 9:10; 9:22; 9:23; 10:21; 10:22; 16:4; 17:14; 20:4; 20:11; 20:19; 20:22

Leviticus

26:19; 26:19; 26:19

Deuteronomy

2:25; 3:24; 4:11; 4:17; 4:19; 4:19; 4:32; 5:8; 7:24; 9:14; 10:14; 10:14; 11:11; 11:21; 26:15; 28:23; 30:4; 32:40; 33:13; 33:26; 33:28; 33:28; 33:28; 33:28

Joshua

8:20; 11:11

Judges

5:4; 5:20; 13:20; 20:40

1 Samuel

2:10

2 Samuel

18:9; 22:8; 22:10; 22:14

1 Kings

8:22; 8:27; 8:30; 8:32; 8:54; 18:45

2 Kings

1:10; 2:1; 2:11; 7:2; 7:19

1 Chronicles

21:16

2 Chronicles

2:5; 6:13; 6:18; 36:23

Ezra

1:2

Nehemiah

1:9; 9:6; 9:15

Job

1:16; 2:12; 14:12; 15:15; 22:14; 26:11; 26:13; 35:5

Psalms

2:3; 8:4; 8:4; 8:4; 8:9; 18:8; 18:10; 18:14; 19:2; 19:2; 19:7; 20:7; 20:7; 36:6; 50:6; 68:34; 68:34; 78:23; 78:24; 85:12; 89:3; 89:6; 89:30; 97:6; 105:40; 119:89; 136:26; 144:5; 144:5; 148:4; 148:4; 148:4

Proverbs

8:27; 8:29; 23:5; 30:4; 30:19

Ecclesiastes

1:13

Isaiah

1:2; 34:5; 47:13; 63:19; 65:17; 66:1; 66:22

Jeremiah

2:12; 8:2; 8:7; 10:2; 51:15

Lamentations

3:66; 4:19

Ezekiel

1:1; 8:3

Daniel

2:18; 2:19; 2:37; 2:44; 12:7

Hosea

2:23

Amos

9:2

Jonah

1:9

Haggai

2:6

Zechariah

5:9

Malachi

3:10

H8064

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Strong's Number H8064 matches the Hebrew שָׁמַיִם (šāmayim),
which occurs 74 times in 70 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Psa 2:4–Psa 108:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:4 - He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:1 - To the Chief Musician. On the instrument of Gath.[fn] A Psalm of David.

O LORD, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have set Your glory above the heavens!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:3 - When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:8 - The birds of the air,
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - The LORD is in His holy temple,
The LORD’s throne is in heaven;
His eyes behold,
His eyelids test the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:2 - The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:9 - He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With darkness under His feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13 - The LORD thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:1 - To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:6 - Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:6 - Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:6 - By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:13 - The LORD looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:5 - Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:4 - He shall call to the heavens from above,
And to the earth, that He may judge His people:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:6 - Let the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is Judge. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:2 - God looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:3 - He shall send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah
God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:5 - Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:10 - For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens,
And Your truth unto the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:11 - Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:8 - The earth shook;
The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:33 - To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old!
Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:34 - Let heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and everything that moves in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:9 - They set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:25 - Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:8 - You caused judgment to be heard from heaven;
The earth feared and was still,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:23 - Yet He had commanded the clouds above,
And opened the doors of heaven,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:24 - Had rained down manna on them to eat,
And given them of the bread of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:26 - He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens;
And by His power He brought in the south wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:2 - The dead bodies of Your servants
They have given as food for the birds of the heavens,
The flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:14 - Return, we beseech You, O God of hosts;
Look down from heaven and see,
And visit this vine

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:11 - Truth shall spring out of the earth,
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:2 - For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever;
Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:5 - And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:11 - The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:29 - His seed also I will make to endure forever,
And his throne as the days of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:5 - For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the LORD made the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:11 - Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:6 - The heavens declare His righteousness,
And all the peoples see His glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:19 - For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary;
From heaven the LORD viewed the earth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:25 - Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:11 - For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:19 - The LORD has established His throne in heaven,
And His kingdom rules over all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:2 - Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:12 - By them the birds of the heavens have their home;
They sing among the branches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:40 - The people asked, and He brought quail,
And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:26 - They mount up to the heavens,
They go down again to the depths;
Their soul melts because of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:4 - For Your mercy is great above the heavens,
And Your truth reaches to the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:5 - Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
And Your glory above all the earth;

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