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Psalm 147:5
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
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.
7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
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The praise moves from God’s mighty power to his infinite understanding, joining strength with wisdom beyond anything a person can measure.
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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 describe God’s understanding as beyond measure: the psalm calls it infinite, and Isaiah calls it unsearchable.
Psalm 145:3Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.Both psalms declare the Lord’s greatness and describe something about him that has no measurable limit.
Nahum 1:3The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. The LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and …Both passages praise the Lord’s power; Nahum also speaks of his patience and judgment of the guilty.
Psalm 139:17–18How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!God’s infinite understanding in Psalm 147 shares a thread with the vast sum of his thoughts in Psalm 139.
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, making his greatness a reason for praise.
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 praise God’s understanding as beyond human measure, with Romans naming the depth of his wisdom and knowledge.
Psalm 48:1A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.Both psalms praise the Lord by declaring his greatness; Psalm 48 locates that praise in God’s city.
Jude 1:25to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.Both passages join praise of God’s power with praise of his wisdom or understanding.
Job 36:5“Behold, God is mighty, and doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.Both passages describe God as mighty and connect his might with his understanding.
Jeremiah 10:6There is no one like you, LORD. You are great, and your name is great in might.Both passages declare the Lord’s greatness and might, with Jeremiah also declaring that no one is like him.
Jeremiah 32:17–19“Ah Lord GOD! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you.Both passages praise God’s great power; Jeremiah points to his making the heavens and earth as evidence.
1 Samuel 2:3“Don’t keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, for the LORD is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.Both passages speak of God’s knowledge or understanding; Samuel connects that knowledge with the weighing of human actions.
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Your unanswered questions do not mark the limits of God’s knowledge. The Lord praised here has both the power to act and understanding without end.
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