Psalms 145:3

What does Psalms 145:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 145:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his power may never be searched out.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Great <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, and praised greatly, And of His greatness there is no searching.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

In the children of men, in whom there is no salvation.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Great is Jehovah, and exceedingly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

Context

v.2Every day will I bless thee; And I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

v.3This passage

v.4One generation shall laud thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 9:10

    That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number.

  • Job 11:7

    Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

  • Revelation 15:3

    And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages.

  • Psalms 139:6

    Suchknowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.

  • Isaiah 40:28

    Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.

  • Job 26:14

    Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?

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