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Psalms 147:4

147:3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. wounds: Heb. griefs
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

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He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.

He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

He tells the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names.

147:5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. his: Heb. of his understanding there is no number

What does Psalms 147:4 mean?

Psalms 147:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָנָה (mânâh), מִסְפָּר (miçpâr), כּוֹכָב (kôwkâb).

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He
tellethמָנָהmânâh/maw-naw'/H4487properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll
the
numberמִסְפָּרmiçpâr/mis-pawr'/H4557a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
of
the
stars;כּוֹכָבkôwkâb/ko-kawb'/H3556a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
he
callethקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
them
all
by
their
names.שֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 147:4.

Genesis 11:9

Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Babel: that is, Confusion

Genesis 12:8

And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

Genesis 13:4

Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

Genesis 16:11

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. Ishmael: that is, God shall hear

Genesis 16:13

And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

Genesis 16:15

And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

Genesis 17:15

And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. Sarah: that is Princess

Genesis 17:19

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

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What does Psalms 147:4 say?

Psalms 147:4 (King James Version) reads: "He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names."

Is Psalms 147:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 147:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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