God’s Word Translation
Psalms 145:3
3The Lord is great, and he should be 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 will highly praise you, my God, the king. I will 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 he should be highly praised. His greatness is unsearchable. 4One generation will praise your deeds to the next. Each generation will talk about your mighty acts. 5I will think about the glorious honor of your majesty and the miraculous things you have done.
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 should be highly praised. His holy mountain is in the city of our God.
- Psalms 96:4The Lord is great! He should be highly praised. He should be feared more than all ⌞other⌟ gods
- Psalms 147:5Our Lord is great, and his power is great. There is no limit to his understanding.
- Job 5:9He does great things that ⌞we⌟ cannot understand and miracles that ⌞we⌟ cannot count.
- Job 9:10He does great things that are unsearchable and miracles that cannot be numbered.
- Revelation 15:3and singing the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the lamb. They sang, “The things you do are spectacular and amazing, Lord God Almighty. The way you do them is fair and true, King of the Nations.
- Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is beyond my grasp. It is so high I cannot reach it.
- Job 11:7“Can you discover God’s hidden secrets, or are you able to find the Almighty’s limits?
- Job 26:14“These are only glimpses of what he does. We ⌞only⌟ hear a whisper of him! Who can understand the thunder of his power?”
- Isaiah 40:28Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard? The eternal God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t grow tired or become weary. His understanding is beyond reach.
- Romans 11:33God’s riches, wisdom, and knowledge are so deep that it is impossible to explain his decisions or to understand 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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