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Who is like you, God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/71.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens. You have done such wonderful things. Who can compare with you, O God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/71.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/71.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/71.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy righteousness also, O God, <i>is</i> very high, who hast done great things: O God, who <i>is</i> like unto thee!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/71.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also Your righteousness, O God, <i>is</i> very high, You who have done great things; O God, who <i>is</i> like You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/71.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Your righteousness, God, <i>reaches</i> to the heavens, You who have done great things; God, who is like You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/71.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/71.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For Thy righteousness, O God, <i>reaches</i> to the heavens, Thou who hast done great things; O God, who is like Thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/71.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For Your righteousness, O God, <i>reaches</i> to the heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/71.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Your righteousness, O God, <i>reaches</i> to the [height of the] heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You, [who is Your equal]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/71.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your righteousness reaches the heights, God, you who have done great things; God, who is like you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/71.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your righteousness reaches heaven, God, You who have done great things; God, who is like You? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/71.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/71.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your deeds of kindness are known in the heavens. No one is like you! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/71.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/71.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God. You have done great things. O God, who is like you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/71.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your righteousness, God, reaches the skies. You have done great things; there is no one like you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/71.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your many righteous deeds, God, are great,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/71.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/71.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/71.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/71.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like to thee!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/71.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens. You have done great things. God, who is like you? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/71.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Your righteousness, O God, [is] to the heights, "" Because You have done great things, "" O God, who [is] like You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/71.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Thy righteousness, O God, is unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who is like Thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/71.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thy justice, O God, even to height, who didst great things: O God, who like thee?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/71.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />and thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/71.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 70:19>and your justice, O God, even to the highest great things that you have done. O God, who is like you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/71.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and justice, God, to the highest heaven. You have done great things; O God, who is your equal? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/71.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and your righteousness, O God, reach the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/71.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thy righteousness also, O God, has reached to the highest; thou hast done great things; O God, who is like unto thee!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/71.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And your righteousness, oh God, is unto The Highest Place, and the great things that you have done! Who is like you?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/71.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy righteousness also, O God, which reacheth unto high heaven; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto Thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/71.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />even thy power and thy righteousness, O God, up to the highest <i>heavens, even</i> the mighty works which thou has done: O God, who is like to thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/71-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8583" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/71.htm">In You, O LORD, I Have Taken Refuge</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">Your righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">reaches to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4791.htm" title="4791: mā·rō·wm (N-ms) -- Height. From ruwm; altitude, i.e. Concretely, abstractly (elation), or adverbially (aloft).">the heavens,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">You who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">have done</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: ḡə·ḏō·lō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">great things.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: ḵā·mō·w·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">is like You?</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-5.htm">Psalm 36:5-6</a></span><br />Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds. / Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10</a></span><br />For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-6.htm">Psalm 89:6-8</a></span><br />For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? / In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him. / O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/113-4.htm">Psalm 113:4-5</a></span><br />The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens. / Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-3.htm">Psalm 145:3</a></span><br />Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-18.htm">Isaiah 40:18</a></span><br />To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-9.htm">Isaiah 55:9</a></span><br />“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Exodus 15:11</a></span><br />Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-24.htm">Deuteronomy 3:24</a></span><br />“O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-2.htm">1 Samuel 2:2</a></span><br />There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7-9</a></span><br />Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? / They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? / Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-22.htm">Job 36:22</a></span><br />Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20-21</a></span><br />Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, / to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-7.htm">Philippians 4:7</a></span><br />And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your righteousness also, O God, is very high, who have done great things: O God, who is like to you!</p><p class="hdg">Thy righteousness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-5.htm">Psalm 36:5,6</a></b></br> Thy mercy, O LORD, <i>is</i> in the heavens; <i>and</i> thy faithfulness <i>reacheth</i> unto the clouds… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10</a></b></br> For thy mercy <i>is</i> great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-6.htm">Psalm 139:6</a></b></br> <i>Such</i> knowledge <i>is</i> too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot <i>attain</i> unto it.</p><p class="hdg">who hast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/72-18.htm">Psalm 72:18</a></b></br> Blessed <i>be</i> the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/126-2.htm">Psalm 126:2,3</a></b></br> Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-9.htm">Job 5:9</a></b></br> Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:</p><p class="hdg">who is like.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-10.htm">Psalm 35:10</a></b></br> All my bones shall say, LORD, who <i>is</i> like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/86-8.htm">Psalm 86:8</a></b></br> Among the gods <i>there is</i> none like unto thee, O Lord; neither <i>are there any works</i> like unto thy works.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-6.htm">Psalm 89:6-8</a></b></br> For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? <i>who</i> among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/71-16.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/69-34.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/69-34.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/68-15.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/psalms/69-29.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/55-23.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/psalms/57-10.htm">Reaches</a> <a href="/psalms/36-5.htm">Reacheth</a> <a href="/psalms/71-16.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/68-34.htm">Skies</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/72-7.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/73-9.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/72-3.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/psalms/73-8.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/119-48.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/psalms/108-4.htm">Reaches</a> <a href="/psalms/108-4.htm">Reacheth</a> <a href="/psalms/71-24.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Skies</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 71</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/71-1.htm">David, in confidence of faith, and experience of God's favor, prays both for himself, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/71-10.htm">and against the enemies of his soul</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/71-14.htm">He promises constancy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/71-17.htm">He prays for perseverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/71-19.htm">He praises God, and promises to do it cheerfully</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/71.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/71.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Your righteousness reaches to the heavens</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the boundless and infinite nature of God's righteousness. In biblical terms, "righteousness" often refers to God's moral perfection and justice. The imagery of reaching "to the heavens" suggests an immeasurable and transcendent quality, echoing other scriptures such as <a href="/psalms/36-5.htm">Psalm 36:5</a>, which speaks of God's faithfulness reaching to the skies. This expression underscores the idea that God's righteousness is beyond human comprehension and is a central theme throughout the Psalms, highlighting His divine nature and the moral order He upholds.<p><b>O God, You who have done great things</b><br>This acknowledges God's mighty acts and interventions in history. The phrase "great things" can refer to both creation and the numerous acts of deliverance and miracles performed by God for His people, such as the Exodus from Egypt. It reflects a common biblical theme of remembering and celebrating God's past deeds as a foundation for faith and trust in His continued faithfulness. This is seen in other passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/10-21.htm">Deuteronomy 10:21</a>, which calls God the one who has done "great and awesome things."<p><b>Who, O God, is like You?</b><br>This rhetorical question highlights the uniqueness and incomparability of God. It is a common biblical motif, found in passages like <a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Exodus 15:11</a>, which asks, "Who among the gods is like you, LORD?" This underscores the monotheistic belief central to the faith, affirming that no other being possesses the attributes, power, or holiness of the God of Israel. It also points to the exclusivity of worship due to God alone, as seen in the first commandment. This phrase invites reflection on the nature of God as the ultimate being, unmatched in His attributes and deeds.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is praised for His unparalleled righteousness and mighty deeds. The psalmist acknowledges God's supreme nature and His acts of salvation and deliverance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to David, the psalmist is expressing a deep trust and reverence for God, reflecting on His righteousness and incomparable nature.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavens.htm">Heavens</a></b><br>Symbolic of the vastness and majesty of God's righteousness, the heavens represent the infinite reach and impact of God's moral perfection and divine acts.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteousness_is_infinite.htm">God's Righteousness is Infinite</a></b><br>The psalmist uses the imagery of the heavens to convey the boundless nature of God's righteousness. As believers, we can find comfort in knowing that God's moral perfection is beyond human comprehension and is always at work in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_uniqueness.htm">God's Uniqueness</a></b><br>The rhetorical question "Who, O God, is like You?" invites us to reflect on the uniqueness of God. In a world filled with distractions and false idols, we are reminded to focus our worship and trust solely on the one true God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_great_deeds.htm">Remembering God's Great Deeds</a></b><br>The psalmist recalls the "great things" God has done, encouraging us to remember and recount God's faithfulness in our own lives. This practice strengthens our faith and trust in His continued provision and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/a_call_to_worship.htm">A Call to Worship</a></b><br>This verse is a call to worship, inviting us to praise God for His righteousness and mighty acts. Worship is a response to recognizing God's greatness and should be a central part of our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_71.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 71</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_all_see_god_in_nature.htm">If Psalm 19 implies a universal witness of God in nature, why do many cultures and scientific communities interpret the same heavens without reaching a theistic conclusion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_7_8_contradict_romans_3_10.htm">If Psalm 7:8 claims personal righteousness, does this contradict the broader biblical teaching of universal sinfulness (e.g., Romans 3:10)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_little_evidence_for_psalm_71_events.htm">Why is there little historical or archaeological evidence for the divine interventions described in Psalm 71?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_19_1_align_with_science.htm">How can Psalm 19:1 claim 'the heavens declare the glory of God' when modern science explains celestial phenomena by natural law?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/71.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Very high.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">to the height, i.e., </span>to the heavens, as in <a href="/psalms/36-5.htm" title="Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.">Psalm 36:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/57-10.htm" title="For your mercy is great to the heavens, and your truth to the clouds.">Psalm 57:10</a>. The clauses should be arranged, <span class= "ital">Thy righteousness also, O God, to the height--Thou who doest great things--God, who is like unto thee? </span>(Comp. <a href="/exodus/15-11.htm" title="Who is like to you, O LORD, among the gods? who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?">Exodus 15:11</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/71.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high;</span> or, <span class="accented">reaches to the height</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/7-7.htm">Psalm 7:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/10-5.htm">Psalm 10:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">Who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/35-10.htm">Psalm 35:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/89-6.htm">Psalm 89:6, 8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/71-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Your righteousness</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rightness, subjectively, objectively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[reaches] to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heavens,</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֫ר֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·rō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4791.htm">Strong's 4791: </a> </span><span class="str2">Altitude</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have done</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשִׂ֥יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">great things.</span><br /><span class="heb">גְדֹל֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḡə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Who,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is like You?</span><br /><span class="heb">כָמֽוֹךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḵā·mō·w·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/71-19.htm">Psalm 71:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/71-19.htm">Psalm 71:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/71-19.htm">Psalm 71:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/71-19.htm">Psalm 71:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/71-19.htm">Psalm 71:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/71-19.htm">Psalm 71:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/71-19.htm">Psalm 71:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/71-19.htm">Psalm 71:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/71-19.htm">Psalm 71:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/71-19.htm">Psalm 71:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/71-19.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 71:19 Your righteousness also God reaches to (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/71-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 71:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 71:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/71-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 71:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 71:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>