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 is building Jerusalem again. He is bringing home the Israelite exiles. 3He makes people who are very sad well again. He helps their wounds to get better. He decided how many stars there should be in the sky. He has given a name to each of them. 5Our Lord is great and very powerful. He understands everything! 6The Lord gives help to poor people, but he knocks down wicked people to the ground.

Psalms 147:4 word by word

מוֹנֶ֣ה מִ֭סְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִ֑ים לְ֝כֻלָּ֗ם שֵׁמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He tellethמָנָהmânâh · to countH4487
• the numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• of the starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
• he callethקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Psalms 147:4

• Psalms 8:3You made the skies with your own hands. When I look up, I see the moon and the stars. You have put them all in their right place.
• Psalms 148:3Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all bright stars.
• Genesis 15:5The Lord took Abram outside. He said to Abram, ‘Look up at the sky. Count the stars. They are too many for you to count!’ Then God said, ‘That is how many descendants you will have.’
• Isaiah 40:26Look up at the sky! Think about the one who made all the stars. God is the one who brought together that great army! He knows how many they are and he knows each of their names! When he calls them, each one is there, because he is so strong and powerful.

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