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Psalms 145:3
3Clearly the Lord is great! He is so great that we cannot understand it.
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
1Always I will praise you, my God and my king, and I will say how great you are! 2Because you are good, I will praise you every day. Yes, I will always praise your name. Clearly the Lord is great! He is so great that we cannot understand it. 4Down from father to son, people will praise you. They will tell each other about the powerful things that you have done. 5Everyone will speak about your glory and authority. I also will think carefully about your great miracles.
Read all of Psalms 145Psalms 145:3 word by word
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. He deserves that people praise him in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.
- Psalms 96:4Yes, the Lord is great! Everyone should praise him as he deserves. People should respect him with fear, more than all other gods.
- Psalms 147:5Our Lord is great and very powerful. He understands everything!
- Job 5:9He does great things that nobody can understand. He does more miracles than anyone can count.
- Job 9:10He does great things that we cannot understand. He does more wonderful things than we can count.
- Revelation 15:3Now they sang the song of God's servant, Moses, and the Lamb's song. They sang this: ‘Lord God with all power, what you do is great and wonderful! Everything that you do is completely fair and honest. You are King of all nations of the world.
- Psalms 139:6You know so much about me, it is wonderful. I cannot understand it. My thoughts cannot reach as high as that!
- Job 11:7You cannot discover everything about God. You cannot know how powerful he is.
- Job 26:14These are only a few of the things that God does. We only know about a few small things. If he used all of his power, we could never understand.’
- Isaiah 40:28You must surely know what is true! You must have heard about it. The Lord is the God who lives for ever. He made the whole earth, near and far. He never becomes tired or weak. He knows and he understands everything.
- Romans 11:33Yes! God is very great! He has everything! He knows and he understands all things! Nobody can completely understand the things that he decides. Nobody can explain the ways in which he works.
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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