'Great' in the Bible

Lord, how greatly are they increased who make attacks on me! in great numbers they come against me.

See how the Lord has made great his mercy for me; the Lord will give ear to my cry.

Then were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the upright.

He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.

You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.

Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.

By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.

Keep your servant back from sins of pride; let them not have rule over me: then will I be upright and free from great sin.

The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!

His glory is great in your salvation: honour and authority have you put on him.

A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.

My praise will be of you in the great meeting: I will make my offerings before his worshippers.

Because of your name, O Lord, let me have forgiveness for my sin, which is very great.

O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!

For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him.

A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.

O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.

Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

I will give you praise in the great meeting; I will give you honour among a strong people.

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.

I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.

Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.

I have given news of righteousness in the great meeting; O Lord, you have knowledge that I have not kept back my words.

Your righteousness has not been folded away in my heart; I have made clear your true word and your salvation; I have not kept secret your mercy or your faith from the great meeting.

Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May the Lord be great.

So will the king have a great desire for you, seeing how beautiful you are; because he is your lord, give him honour.

In the great house the king's daughter is all shining: her clothing is worked with gold.

For the Lord Most High is to be feared; he is a great King over all the earth.

Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, in the town of our God, in his holy mountain.

(Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)

They were in great fear, where there was no cause for fear: for the bones of those who make war on you have been broken by God; you have put them to shame, because God has no desire for them.

See, God is my helper: the Lord is the great supporter of my soul.

He has taken my soul away from the attack which was made against me, and given it peace; for great numbers were against me.

My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)

For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.

Who will not be moved by the voice of the wonder-worker, however great are his powers.

O God, let their teeth be broken in their mouths; let the great teeth of the young lions be pulled out, O Lord.

By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.

You will give us an answer in righteousness by great acts of power, O God of our salvation; you who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the far-off lands of the sea;

Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.

The Lord gives the word; great is the number of the women who make it public.

Give praise to God in the great meeting; even the Lord, you who come from the fountain of Israel.

O God, send out your strength; the strength, O God, with which you have done great things for us,

But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.

Give an answer to my words, O Lord; for your mercy is good: be turned to me, because of your great pity.

Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May God be great.

I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.

Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?

You, who have sent great and bitter troubles on me, will give me life again, lifting me up from the deep waters of the underworld.

The sea was parted in two by your strength; the heads of the great sea-beasts were broken.

The heads of the great snake were crushed by you; you gave them as food to the fishes of the sea.

In Judah is the knowledge of God; his name is great in Israel,

Your way, O God, is holy: what god is so great as our God?

Your way was in the sea, and your road in the great waters; there was no knowledge of your footsteps.

We will not keep them secret from our children; we will make clear to the coming generation the praises of the Lord and his strength, and the great works of wonder which he has done.

He did great works before the eyes of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.

For all this they went on sinning even more, and had no faith in his great wonders.

You have given them the bread of weeping for food; for their drink you have given them sorrow in great measure.

The mountains were covered with its shade, and the great trees with its branches.

You will put your foot on the lion and the snake; the young lion and the great snake will be crushed under your feet.

The Lord in heaven is stronger than the noise of great waters, yes, he is stronger than the great waves of the sea.

Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.

For the Lord is a great God, and a great King over all gods.

For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; he is more to be feared than all other gods.

The Lord is great in Zion; he is high over all the nations.

Let them give praise to your name, for it is great and to be feared; holy is he.

For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.

Give praise to the Lord, you his angels, who are great in strength, doing his orders, and waiting for his voice.

Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power.

O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.

There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.

There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything.

Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;

Who is able to give an account of the great acts of the Lord, or to make clear all his praise?

Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.

They had no memory of God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;

And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.

Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in the great waters;

I will give the Lord great praise with my mouth; yes, I will give praise to him among all the people.

The works of the Lord are great, searched out by all those who have delight in them.

Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.

He will send blessings on the worshippers of the Lord, on the small and on the great.

I still had faith, though I said, I am in great trouble;

For great is his mercy to us, and his faith is unchanging for ever. Praise be to the Lord.

The Lord is my great helper: I will see my desire against my haters.

See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.

The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.

My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.

O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.

Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.

Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.

See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.

I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.

Great peace have lovers of your law; they have no cause for falling.

My soul has kept your unchanging word; great is my love for it.