English Standard Version
Psalms 106:2
2Who can utter the mighty deeds of the Lord, or declare all his praise?
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?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can declare all His praise?
- New Living Translation (NLT)Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord? Who can ever praise him enough?
Context of Psalms 106:2
1Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Who can utter the mighty deeds of the Lord, or declare all his praise? 3Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times! 4Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them,
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 40:5You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.
- Psalms 139:17How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
- Psalms 145:3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.
- Job 5:9who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number:
- Job 26:14Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"
- Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
- Ephesians 1:19and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
- Ephesians 3:18may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
- Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, "Stand up and bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, which is 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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