Psalms 147:5

3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

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

    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? there is no searching of his understanding.

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  • Psalms 139:17–18

    How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

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  • Psalms 96:4

    For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

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  • Romans 11:33

    O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

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  • Nahum 1:3

    The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

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  • Psalms 40:5

    Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

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  • Psalms 48:1

    Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

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  • Jeremiah 10:6

    Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

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