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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The psalmist addresses Yahweh directly, speaking after declaring the blessed state of those who trust in the LORD and before contrasting ritual sacrifices with obedient hearing.

The words — רַבּ֤וֹת (rabbot) translates to "many," and וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ (u-machshevotekha) translates to "and your plans."

The thread — The declaration of innumerable divine plans and wonders runs parallel to the promise in Jeremiah 29:11 and the rhetorical question in Exodus 15:11.

Why it lands — The text states that God's purposes and mighty acts exceed human capacity to enumerate, requiring the reader to acknowledge divine incomparability before attempting to count or control them.

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The Hebrew words

רַבּ֤וֹתra.Botmany עָשִׂ֨יתָ׀'a.Si.tayou have made אַתָּ֤ה׀'a.Tahyou יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO Yahweh אֱלֹהַי֮'e.lo.Ha/iGod/ my נִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָnif.le.'o.Tei./khawonders/ your וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָu./mach.she.vo.Tei./khaand/ plans/ your אֵ֫לֵ֥ינוּ'e.Lei./nuto/ us אֵ֤ין׀'einnot עֲרֹ֬ךְ'a.Rokhto compare אֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei./khato/ you אַגִּ֥ידָה'a.Gi.dahI will declare וַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָהva./'a.da.Be.rahand/ I will speak עָ֝צְמ֗וּ'a.tze.Muthey are [too] numerous מִסַּפֵּֽר׃mi./sa.Perfor/ recounting

King James Version

Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
Exodus 15:11 Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
Psalms 139:17 How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
Psalms 71:15 My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
Psalms 92:5 How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!
Psalms 136:4 He alone does great wonders. His loving devotion endures forever.
Job 9:10 He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
Psalms 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
Isaiah 55:8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
Job 5:9 the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.