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Psalm 145:5
I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor, on your wondrous works.
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.
6Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.
7They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.
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God's majesty and wondrous works become the focus of deliberate thought here, raising the matter of what receives your sustained attention.
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Isaiah 12:4In that day you will say, “Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Declare his doings among the peoples! Proclaim that his name is exalted!Both passages honor God's greatness and attend to his deeds, through meditation in the psalm and public proclamation in Isaiah.
Psalm 119:27Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.Both speak of meditating on God's wondrous works; Psalm 119 connects that meditation with understanding his precepts.
Psalm 26:7that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard and tell of all your wondrous deeds.God's wondrous deeds are the shared subject, pondered in Psalm 145 and told aloud with thanksgiving in Psalm 26.
Psalm 72:18Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.Both direct honor toward God for his works, with Psalm 72 declaring that he alone does marvelous deeds.
Genesis 24:63Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He lifted up his eyes and looked. Behold, there were camels coming.Both mention meditation, though Genesis describes Isaac's setting without naming the subject of his thoughts.
Psalm 35:28My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.Both express a resolve to attend to God's greatness, through meditation in Psalm 145 and spoken praise in Psalm 35.
Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able …Both honor God and speak of his works; Daniel also names the truth and justice of what he does.
Daniel 4:1–3Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.These lines share little: Daniel records a king's greeting, while the psalm speaks to God about his majesty.
Judges 5:10“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.The connection is limited: Judges urges people to speak, while the psalm names God's majesty as the subject of meditation.
Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from …Both use the language of glory to honor God, with Nehemiah directing that praise toward his exalted name.
Esther 1:4He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even one hundred eighty days.Both use words of glory, honor, and majesty, though Esther describes a human king's display and the psalm honors God.
Job 37:22Out of the north comes golden splendor. With God is awesome majesty.God's majesty is the shared theme: Job declares it awesome, and the psalm makes it a subject for meditation.
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