Psalms 145:3
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
KJV
in filiis hominum, in quibus non est salus.
Vulgate
μὴ πεποίθατε ἐπ’ ἄρχοντας καὶ ἐφ’ υἱοὺς ἀνθρώπων, οἷς οὐκ ἔστιν σωτηρία·
LXX
Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable.
ASV
גָּ֘ד֤וֹל יְהוָ֣ה וּ/מְהֻלָּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד וְ֝/לִ/גְדֻלָּת֗/וֹ אֵ֣ין חֵֽקֶר
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
גְּדוּלָּ֖ה
gdvlh
noun · 13×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
הוּ
hv
verb · 163×
חֵ֑קֶר
chqr
noun · 12×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
מְאֹֽד
m'd
noun · 297×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§300God is infinitely greater than all his works: "You have set your glory above the heavens."156 Indeed, God's "greatness is unsearchable".157 But because he is the free and sovereign Creator, the first cause of all that exists, God is present to his creatures' inmost being: "In him we live and move and have our being."158 In the words of St. Augustine, God is "higher than my high…
I will extol thee, my God, O king. This Psalm of praise celebrates the goodness and greatness of God in all his works. The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great mercy. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures throughout all generations. Calvin observes that this Psalm teaches us to praise God not only for his benefits to us, …
Cross-references
- 2Sam 7:22 — Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
- Deut 3:24 — O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
- Isa 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.
- Jer 10:6 — Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
- Jer 32:18 — Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
- Job 5:9 — Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
- Job 9:10 — Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
- Job 11:7 — Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
- Job 11:7 — Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
- Job 26:14 — Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
- Job 26:14 — Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
- Job 36:26 — Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
- John 10:29 — My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
- Luke 8:38 — Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
- Ps 18:3 — I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
- Ps 29:2 — Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
- Ps 48:1 — Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
- Ps 48:1 — Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
- Ps 50:1 — The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
- Ps 86:10 — For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
- Ps 92:5 — O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
- Ps 95:3 — For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
- Ps 96:4 — For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
- Ps 96:4 — For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
- Ps 104:1 — Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
- Ps 106:2 — Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?
- Ps 139:6 — Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
- Ps 147:5 — Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
- Ps 147:5 — Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
- Ps 149:6 — Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;
- Ps 150:2 — Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
- Rev 15:3 — And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
- Rom 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!