Psalms 147:5

147:4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

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

KJV

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.

Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

147:6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

What does Psalms 147:5 mean?

Psalms 147:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl), אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn), רַב (rab).

Hebrew interlinear

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

our

Lord,אָדוֹןʼâdôwn/aw-done'/H113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

and

greatרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

power:כֹּחַkôach/ko'-akh/H3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard

his

understandingתָּבוּןtâbûwn/taw-boon'/H8394intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice

infinite.מִסְפָּרmiçpâr/mis-pawr'/H4557a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration

his:

Heb.

his

understanding

there

number

Topics

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 147:5.

Ezekiel 47:10

And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

Job 5:9

Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: unsearchable: Heb. there is no search without: Heb. till there be no number

Joshua 10:11

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

Psalms 104:25

So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 147:5 say?

Psalms 147:5 (King James Version) reads: "Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. his: Heb. of his understanding there is no number"

Is Psalms 147:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 147:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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