English Standard Version
Psalms 147:5
5Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
Psalms 147:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
- New International Version (NIV)Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
- New Living Translation (NLT)How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension!
Context of Psalms 147:5
3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. 4He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. 6The Lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground. 7Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre!
Read all of Psalms 147Psalms 147:5 word by word
גָּד֣וֹל אֲדוֹנֵ֣ינוּ וְרַב־כֹּ֑חַ לִ֝תְבוּנָת֗וֹ אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 147:5
- Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain,
- Psalms 96:4For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
- Psalms 99:2The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.
- Psalms 135:5For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
- Psalms 145:3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.
- 1 Chronicles 16:25For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and he is to be feared above all gods.
- Jeremiah 10:6There is none like you, O Lord; you are great, and your name is great in might.
- Jeremiah 32:17'Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
- Nahum 1:3The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
- Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!
- 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!
- Isaiah 40:28Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.
- Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
Commentaries on Psalms 147:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Great is our Lord - See the notes at Psalm 48:1. And of great power - This seems to be added, as in Isaiah 40:28, in view of the power required in making the heavens, and in guiding and numbering the stars: “Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?” His understanding is infinite - Margin, Of his understanding there is no number. That is, This…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
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