Psalms 147:5
Great is our LORD, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
In Context
4He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by names.
6LORD upholds the meek. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
Cross References
Job 36:5Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise. He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Psalms 48:1Great is LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
Psalms 99:2LORD is great in Zion, and he is high above all the peoples.
Psalms 139:17How precious also are thy thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
Isaiah 40:28Have thou not known? Have thou not heard? The everlasting God, LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not, nor is weary. There is no searching of his understanding.
Jeremiah 10:7Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? For to thee it appertains, inasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like thee.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 147:2-12
A Call to Praise God; Reasons for Praise. 1 Praise ye the Lord : for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 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. 5 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… Read the whole commentary →