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Psalms 147:5
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the worshiping community immediately after declaring God’s precise ordering of the stars. The statement functions as a liturgical response to that creative act.
The words — גּדול (ga.dol) translates literally as “great,” and אֵין מִסְפָּר ('ein mis.par) means “there is not a number.” The syntax pairs God’s might with the unquantifiable extent of His understanding.
The thread — The declaration of divine greatness and limitless power runs through Isaiah 40:28, which identifies the Creator as the everlasting God whose strength does not fail, and Psalms 139:17, which measures the vast sum of God’s thoughts. Psalms 96:4 echoes the same claim of unmatched greatness and fearworthiness.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that God’s knowledge and power exceed human calculation. It requires the reader to cease relying on personal comprehension and submit to a sovereign who operates beyond measurable limits.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 40:28 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.
- Psalms 139:17 How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
- Psalms 96:4 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
- Romans 11:33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
- Psalms 40:5 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.
- Psalms 48:1 A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
- Nahum 1:3 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 There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
- Jeremiah 32:17 “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 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.