God’s Word Translation
Psalms 92:5
5How spectacular are your works, O Lord! How very deep are your thoughts!
Psalms 92:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
- New International Version (NIV)How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!
- English Standard Version (ESV)How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep!
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep.
Context of Psalms 92:5
3on a ten-stringed instrument and a harp and with a melody on a lyre. 4You made me find joy in what you have done, O Lord. I will sing joyfully about the works of your hands. How spectacular are your works, O Lord! How very deep are your thoughts! 6A stupid person cannot know and a fool cannot understand 7that wicked people sprout like grass and all troublemakers blossom ⌞like flowers⌟, only to be destroyed forever.
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מַה־גָּדְל֣וּ מַעֲשֶׂ֣יךָ יְהוָ֑ה מְ֝אֹ֗ד עָמְק֥וּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 92:5
- Psalms 40:5You have done many miraculous things, O Lord my God. You have made many wonderful plans for us. No one compares to you! I will tell others about your miracles, which are more than I can count.
- Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are your deeds! Your power is so great that your enemies will cringe in front of you.
- Psalms 104:24What a large number of things you have made, O Lord! You made them all by wisdom. The earth is filled with your creatures.
- Psalms 111:2The Lord’s deeds are spectacular. They should be studied by all who enjoy them.
- Psalms 145:3The Lord is great, and he should be highly praised. His greatness is unsearchable.
- 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 139:17How precious are your thoughts concerning me, O God! How vast in number they are!
- Isaiah 28:29All of this has come from the Lord of Armies. His counsel is wonderful, and his wisdom is great.
- Isaiah 55:8“My thoughts are not your thoughts, and my ways are not your ways,” declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 23:20The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do. In the last days you will understand this clearly.
- Romans 11:33God’s riches, wisdom, and knowledge are so deep that it is impossible to explain his decisions or to understand his ways.
- Psalms 64:6They search for the perfect crime and say, “We have perfected a foolproof scheme!” Human nature and the human heart are a mystery!
- Ecclesiastes 7:24Whatever wisdom may be, it is out of reach. It is deep, very deep. Who can find out what it is?
- 1 Corinthians 2:10God has revealed those things to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches everything, especially the deep things of God.
Commentaries on Psalms 92:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Hour great are thy works! - They are multitudinous, stupendous, and splendid: and thy thoughts - thy designs and counsels, from which, by which, and in reference to which, they have been formed; are very deep - so profound as not to be fathomed by the comprehension of man.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5O Lord, how great are thy works! - Compare Psalm 8:3; Psalm 40:5. See also the notes at Job 11:7. The meaning here is this: The psalmist, on the Sabbath, in giving himself to meditation on the works of God, is overwhelmed with a sense of their vastness, their incomprehensible nature, and the depth of wisdom evinced, far beyond the grasp of man, in what God had done. How soon is man lost; how soon does he get beyond his depth; how soon does he feel that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The Lord’s thoughts confuse those who lack understanding or act foolishly, and those who do not seek wisdom (Proverbs 1:22; 10:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. great ... works--correspond to deep or vast thoughts (Psa 40:5; Ro 11:23).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 92
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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