Psalms 147:4
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
6 The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
- KJV
- He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
- WEB
- He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
- ASV
- He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by [their] names.
- DARBY
- He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all.
- BLB
- Appointing the number of the stars—for all of them He calls by names.
- ÅB
- Han fastsetter stjernenes tall, han gir dem alle navn.
- OTB
- Han teller stjernene;
Han gir dem alle navn. - B1930
- Han fastsetter stjernenes tall, han gir dem alle navn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 40:26
Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
Read in contextPsalms 148:3
Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
Read in contextPsalms 8:3
When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
Read in contextGenesis 15:5
And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”
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