Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 106:2
2Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts or proclaim all the praise due him?
Psalms 106:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? who can shew forth all his praise?
- New International Version (NIV)Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord or fully declare his praise?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Who can utter the mighty deeds of the Lord, or declare all his praise?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can declare all His praise?
Context of Psalms 106:2
1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts or proclaim all the praise due him? 3How happy are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times. 4Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people. Come to me with your salvation
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:2 word by word
מִ֗י יְ֭מַלֵּל גְּבוּר֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה יַ֝שְׁמִ֗יעַ כָּל־תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 106:2
- Psalms 40:5Lord my God, you have done many things — your wondrous works and your plans for us; none can compare with you. If I were to report and speak of them, they are more than can be told.
- Psalms 139:17God, how precious your thoughts are to me; how vast their sum is!
- Psalms 145:3The Lord is great and is highly praised; his greatness is unsearchable.
- Job 5:9He does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
- Job 26:14These are but the fringes of his ways; how faint is the word we hear of him! Who can understand his mighty thunder?
- Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments and untraceable his ways!
- Ephesians 1:19and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the mighty working of his strength.
- Ephesians 3:18may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love,
- Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites — Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah — said, “Stand up. Blessed be the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting.” Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
Commentaries on Psalms 106:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? - His acts are all acts of might; and particularly those in behalf of his followers.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? - Who can speak the great things of God? Who can find language which will suitably express what he has done, or which will “come up” in sublimity to his acts? In other words, human language must fall immeasurably short of adequately expressing the praises of Yahweh, or conveying the fullness of what he has done. Who has not felt this when he has endeavored to praise God in a proper manner? Compare the notes at…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Wise people who practice justice and righteousness receive encouragement to proclaim the Lord’s great acts.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. His acts exceed our comprehension, as His praise our powers of expression (Ro 11:33). Their unutterable greatness is not to keep us back, but to urge us the more to try to praise Him as best we can (Psa 40:5; 71:15).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 106
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- 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
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