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Psalms 115:3

But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

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וֵֽאלֹהֵ֥ינוּveloheynvand Godאֱלֹהִיםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “and God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.בַשָּׁמָ֑יִםvashamayimin heavenשָׁמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the 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, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).כֹּ֭לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…חָפֵ֣ץchafetsdesireחָפֵץverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “desire”, a completed actionH2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire[idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.עָשָֽׂהasahdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But our God is in the heavens; whatsoever pleased Him He hath done.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he pleased.

Young’s Literal Translation

And our God [is] in the heavens, All that He hath pleased He hath done.

World English Bible

But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.

Darby Translation

But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he pleased.

Douay-Rheims

What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things he hath rendered unto me?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But our God is in the heavens; whatsoever pleased Him He hath done.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But our God has done in heaven and on earth, whatsoever he has pleased.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ δὲ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐν τῇ γῇ, πάντα ὅσα ἠθέλησεν ἐποίησε.