Psalms 147:5
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
In Context
4He tells the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names.
6The LORD lifts up the meek: he casts the wicked down to the ground.
Cross References
Job 36:5Behold, God is mighty, and despises not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
Psalms 48:1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
Psalms 99:2The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
Psalms 139:17How precious also are your thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
Isaiah 40:28Have you not known? have you not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Jeremiah 10:7Who would not fear you, O King of nations? in order to you does it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto you.
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 →