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Psalm 145:3

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

1A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
2Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.
3Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.
4One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.
5I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor, on your wondrous works.
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“His greatness is unsearchable” joins wonder to praise, acknowledging that YHWH deserves more honor than your understanding can ever measure.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 147:5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.Both psalms declare the Lord's greatness, describing his greatness or understanding as beyond measure.
Romans 11:33Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!Both passages express wonder at what is unsearchable in God: his greatness in the psalm, his judgments in Romans.
Job 5:9who does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvelous things without number;The psalm names God's unsearchable greatness, while Job's passage describes great deeds that cannot be fathomed.
Isaiah 40:28Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint. He isn’t weary. His understanding is …Both passages use unsearchable to describe God, speaking of his greatness in the psalm and his understanding in Isaiah.
Psalm 96:4For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.Both psalms declare that the LORD is great and deserves abundant praise.
Psalm 95:3For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.Both psalms proclaim the LORD's greatness; Psalm 95 also names him as King above all gods.
Psalm 104:1Bless the LORD, my soul. The LORD, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.Both psalms make God's greatness a reason for praise, with Psalm 104 addressing him in words of blessing.
Job 9:10He does great things past finding out; yes, marvelous things without number.God's unsearchable greatness in the psalm shares a thread with his great works past finding out in Job.
Job 36:26Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.Both passages declare that God is great and speak of an extent beyond human searching.
Jeremiah 10:6There is no one like you, LORD. You are great, and your name is great in might.Both passages proclaim the LORD's greatness, with Jeremiah also declaring his unmatched might.
Job 11:7“Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?Both texts speak of the limits of human searching when faced with God's greatness and mystery.
Revelation 15:3They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and …Both passages praise God with the language of greatness, applied to God himself in the psalm and his works in Revelation.
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Encouragement

Your praise does not depend on grasping the full extent of God's greatness. David praises with that limit in view: God is greater than you can fathom.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).