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Berean Standard Bible

“Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.”

Psalms 36:5

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Psalms 36 places the scheming of the wicked next to the wide goodness of God. After describing a person with no fear of God, David turns abruptly to praise and reaches for the largest images he can find.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

World English Bible (WEB)

Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

King James Version (KJV)

Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the skies.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Jehová, hasta los cielos es tu misericordia; tu verdad hasta las nubes.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Tu firme amor, Señor, es grande como los cielos. Tu fidelidad va más allá de las nubes.

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