Psalms 145:3

145:2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. and his: Heb. and of his greatness there is no search

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Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

145:4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

What does Psalms 145:3 mean?

Psalms 145:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd).

Hebrew interlinear

Greatגָּדוֹלgâdôwl/gaw-dole'/H1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

the

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

and

greatlyמְאֹדmᵉʼôd/meh-ode'/H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)

praised;הָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

and

his

greatnessגְּדוּלָהgᵉdûwlâh/ghed-oo-law'/H1420greatness; (concretely) mighty acts

unsearchable.חֵקֶרchêqer/khay'-ker/H2714examination, enumeration, deliberation

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his:

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greatness

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 145:3.

1 Chronicles 16:25

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

2 Chronicles 23:12

Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:

2 Chronicles 24:24

For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 145:3 say?

Psalms 145:3 (King James Version) reads: "Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. and his: Heb. and of his greatness there is no search"

Is Psalms 145:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 145:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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