Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 145:3
3The Lord is great and is highly praised; his greatness is unsearchable.
Psalms 145:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
- New International Version (NIV)Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.
Context of Psalms 145:3
1I exalt you, my God the King, and bless your name forever and ever. 2I will bless you every day; I will praise your name forever and ever. The Lord is great and is highly praised; his greatness is unsearchable. 4One generation will declare your works to the next and will proclaim your mighty acts. 5I will speak of your splendor and glorious majesty and your wondrous works.
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גָּ֘ד֤וֹל יְהוָ֣ה וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד וְ֝לִגְדֻלָּת֗וֹ אֵ֣ין חֵֽקֶר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 145:3
- Psalms 48:1The Lord is great and highly praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain,
- Psalms 96:4For the Lord is great and is highly praised; he is feared above all gods.
- Psalms 147:5Our Lord is great, vast in power; his understanding is infinite.
- Job 5:9He does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
- Job 9:10He does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
- Revelation 15:3They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the Lamb: Great and awe-inspiring are your works, Lord God, the Almighty; just and true are your ways, King of the nations.
- Psalms 139:6This wondrous knowledge is beyond me. It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.
- Job 11:7Can you fathom the depths of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
- 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?
- Isaiah 40:28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the whole earth. He never becomes faint or weary; there is no limit to his understanding.
- Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments and untraceable his ways!
Commentaries on Psalms 145:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised - See Psalm 96:4, note; Psalm 18:3, note. And his greatness is unsearchable - See Job 5:9, note; Job 9:10, note; Job 11:7-8, notes.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The psalmist praises God, the Great King who reigns over all other rulers (see Psalm 47:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. (Compare Psa 18:3; 48:1). greatness--as displayed in His works.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 145
- 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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