Psalm 147:5 “Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit…”

Psalm 147:5

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.

American Standard Version

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

Great [is] our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.

Bible in Basic English

Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.

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Cross references

“Great”

Psalm 96:4 Psalm 48:1 Nahum 1:3 Jeremiah 10:6 Jeremiah 32:17–19 1 Chronicles 16:25

Psalm 96:4 · BSB

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

Psalm 48:1 · BSB

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

Nahum 1:3 · BSB

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.

Jeremiah 10:6 · BSB

There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.

Jeremiah 32:17–19 · BSB

“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!

1 Chronicles 16:25 · BSB

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

“his understanding is infinite”

Isaiah 40:28 Romans 11:33 Psalm 40:5 Psalm 139:17 Psalm 139:18

Isaiah 40:28 · BSB

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.

Romans 11:33 · BSB

O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

Psalm 40:5 · BSB

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.

Psalm 139:17 · BSB

How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!

Psalm 139:18 · BSB

If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.

6The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.

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