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Psalms 147:5
5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
Psalms 147:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
- 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 and calls them each by name. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. 6The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. 7Sing to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
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 most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
- Psalms 96:4For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
- Psalms 99:2Great is the Lord in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.
- Psalms 135:5I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods.
- Psalms 145:3Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
- 1 Chronicles 16:25For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
- Jeremiah 10:6No one is like you, Lord; you are great, and your name is mighty in power.
- Jeremiah 32:17“Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
- Nahum 1:3The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
- Revelation 15:3and sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the nations.
- Psalms 40:5Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
- Psalms 139:17How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!
- Isaiah 40:28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
- Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
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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