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Psalm 147:4

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

2The LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
6The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
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The stars stretch beyond your count, yet God names each one, setting the sky’s vastness against the precision of his knowledge.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. By the greatness of his might, and …Both passages describe God numbering the stars and calling each by name, with Isaiah adding that none is lacking.
Psalm 8:3Both passages direct attention to the stars: Psalm 8 names them as God’s work, while Psalm 147 describes his knowledge of each.
Psalm 148:3Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!The stars God counts and names in Psalm 147 are summoned to praise him in Psalm 148.
Genesis 15:5The LORD brought him outside, and said, “Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” He said to Abram, “So your offspring …Counting stars links these passages: Abram is challenged to count them, while Psalm 147 declares that God does.
Isaiah 48:13Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens. when I call to them, they stand up together.Both passages portray God’s command over the heavens through his call, though Isaiah speaks of earth and heavens together.
Job 9:9He makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the rooms of the south.Both passages connect the stars with God: Job names constellations he makes, while the psalm describes him counting and naming stars.
Job 38:37Who can count the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the containers of the sky,Both passages speak of counting things in the sky, though Job asks about clouds and the psalm declares God’s knowledge of stars.
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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Praise God for knowing each star by name

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Encouragement

Your knowledge has limits, and those limits can feel hard. The God who counts and names the stars is also, in this psalm, the one who binds up wounds.

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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).