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I Will Sing of His Love Forever

Psalms 89:8

In 11 translations

BSB
O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
KJV
O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
WEB
Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.
ASV
O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
LSV
O YHWH, God of Hosts, || Who [is] like You—a strong YAH? And Your faithfulness [is] around You.
YLT
O Jehovah, God of Hosts, Who [is] like Thee — a strong Jah? And Thy faithfulness [is] round about Thee.
DBY
Jehovah, God of hosts, who is like unto thee, the strong Jah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.Elohim
DRC88:9
O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.
GNV
O Lord God of hostes, who is like vnto thee, which art a mightie Lord, and thy trueth is about thee?
JPS89:9
O LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto Thee, O LORD? And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee.
LXXE88:9
O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.

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Original-language editions

WLC89:9
יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י צְבָא֗וֹת מִֽי־כָֽמ֖וֹךָ חֲסִ֥ין ׀ יָ֑הּ וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ סְבִיבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃KJV:Ps.89.8
LXX-Br88:9
Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων, τίς ὅμοιός σοι; δυνατὸς εἶ Κύριε, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθειά σου κύκλῳ σου.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 71:19Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
  • Jeremiah 32:17“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
  • 1 Samuel 2:2There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
  • Isaiah 40:25–26“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and…
  • Psalms 147:5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
  • Psalms 89:6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
  • Psalms 84:12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
  • Psalms 35:10All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
  • Psalms 24:8Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
  • Psalms 89:13Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
  • Job 9:19If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
  • Isaiah 28:22So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
  • Joshua 22:22“The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.
  • Deuteronomy 32:31For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede.
  • 1 Samuel 15:19So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
  • Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

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