Psalms 147:5
Great is our Lord, and of abounding strength, And, his knowledge, cannot be expressed.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
In Context
4Counting the number of the stars, To all of them—names, he giveth.
6Yahweh, relieveth the humbled! casting the lawless down to the earth.
Cross References
Job 36:5Lo! GOD, is mighty, yet will he not despise, Mighty in vigour of mind;
Psalms 48:1Great is Yahweh, and worthy to be mightily praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain.
Psalms 99:2Yahweh, in Zion, is great, And, high, is he over all the peoples.
Psalms 139:17To me, then, how precious have thy desires become, O GOD! How numerous, the heads of them!
Isaiah 40:28Hast thou not known, Hast thou not heard, That The God of age-past time—Yahweh The Creator of the ends of the earth Fainteth not neither groweth weary—There is no searching of his understanding:
Jeremiah 10:7Who would not revere thee, O King of nations? For, thee, doth it beseem; Forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations And throughout all their royal estate, None, there is like unto 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 →