Psalms 147:4

Psalms 147:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
• New International Version (NIV)He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.

Context of Psalms 147:4

2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel. 3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name. 5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit. 6The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.

Psalms 147:4 word by word

מוֹנֶ֣ה מִ֭סְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִ֑ים לְ֝כֻלָּ֗ם שֵׁמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃Read the interlinear

• He determinesמָנָהmânâh · to countH4487
• the numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• of the starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
• He calls themקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• eachכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• by nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Psalms 147:4

• Psalms 8:3When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
• Psalms 148:3Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
• Genesis 15:5And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”
• Isaiah 40:26Lift 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 mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

Commentaries on Psalms 147:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4He telleth the number of the stars - He counts them all. God only can do this. The stars are so numerous that no astronomer can count them; they lie so far in the depths of space, and are so remote from each other, that no man can be so presumptuous as to suppose that he has even seen any considerable part of them, even by the aid of the most powerful telescopes. He calleth them all by their names - As if each one had a name, and God could call them forth…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The Lord created the heavens. He determines the number of the stars: God's people can feel secure knowing the Lord cares for every detail of his creation. He knows all that belongs to him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. God's power in nature (Is 40:26-28, and often) is presented as a pledge of His power to help His people. telleth ... stars--what no man can do (Ge 15:5).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 147

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings