Parallel Verses

Amplified


Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised,
And His greatness is [so vast and profound as to be] unsearchable [incomprehensible to man].

New American Standard Bible

Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised,
And His greatness is unsearchable.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Yahweh is great and is highly praised;
His greatness is unsearchable.

International Standard Version

The LORD is great, and to be praised highly, though his greatness is indescribable.

A Conservative Version

Great is LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.

American Standard Version

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

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Great is Jehovah, and being greatly praised; and to his greatness no search.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Great [is] Yahweh, and very worthy of praise, and his greatness is unsearchable.

Modern King James verseion

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; and there is no searching out His greatness.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Great is the LORD, and marvelous, worthy to be praised; there is no end to his greatness.

NET Bible

The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise! No one can fathom his greatness!

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Great is Yahweh - and worthy to be heartily praised, And, his greatness, is unsearchable.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

Great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, And of His greatness there is no searching.

Images Psalm 145:3

Prayers for Psalm 145:3

Context Readings

Praising God's Greatness

2
Every day I will bless You and lovingly praise You;
Yes, [with awe-inspired reverence] I will praise Your name forever and ever.
3 
Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised,
And His greatness is [so vast and profound as to be] unsearchable [incomprehensible to man].
4
One generation shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty and remarkable acts.


Cross References

Job 5:9


Who does great and unsearchable things,
Marvelous things without number.

Job 9:10


Who does great things, [beyond understanding,] unfathomable,
Yes, marvelous and wondrous things without number.

Psalm 48:1

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
In the city of our God, His holy mountain.

Psalm 147:5


Great is our [majestic and mighty] Lord and abundant in strength;
His understanding is inexhaustible [infinite, boundless].

Isaiah 40:28


Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become tired or grow weary;
There is no searching of His understanding.

Romans 11:33

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and decisions and how unfathomable and untraceable are His ways!

Job 11:7-9


“Can you discover the depths of God?
Can you [by searching] discover the limits of the Almighty [ascend to His heights, extend to His widths, and comprehend His infinite perfection]?

Job 26:14


“Yet these are just the fringes of His ways [mere samples of His power],
The faintest whisper of His voice!
Who can contemplate the thunder of His [full] mighty power?”

Psalm 96:4


For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.

Psalm 139:6


Such [infinite] knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high [above me], I cannot reach it.

Revelation 15:3

And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

“Great and wonderful and awe-inspiring are Your works [in judgment],

O Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all];
Righteous and true are Your ways,
O King of the nations!

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