Psalms 147:5
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
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.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
- KJV
- Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
- WEB
- Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
- ASV
- Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
- DARBY
- Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
- BLB
- Great [is] our Lord, and abundant in power; of His understanding there is no numbering!
- ÅB
- Vår Herre er stor og rik på kraft; på hans forstand er det intet mål.
- OTB
- Stor er vår Herre, og veldig i kraft;
Hans forstand har ingen grenser. - B1930
- Vår Herre er stor og rik på kraft; på hans forstand er det intet mål.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 40:28
Do 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; His understanding is beyond searching out.
Read in contextPsalms 139:17–18
How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
Read in contextPsalms 96:4
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
Read in contextRomans 11:33
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
Read in contextNahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Read in contextPsalms 40:5
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
Read in contextPsalms 48:1
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
Read in contextJeremiah 10:6
There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
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