Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

The works of LORD are great, sought out by all those who have pleasure in it.

New American Standard Bible

Great are the works of the Lord;
They are studied by all who delight in them.

King James Version

The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

Holman Bible

The Lord’s works are great,
studied by all who delight in them.

International Standard Version

Great are the acts of the LORD; they are within reach of all who desire them.

American Standard Version

The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

Amplified


Great are the works of the Lord,
Studied by all those who delight in them.

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

Great are the works of Jehovah; sought out of all that delight in them.

Julia Smith Translation

Great the works of Jehovah, sought out to all their desires.

King James 2000

The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure in them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The works of Yahweh [are] great, studied by all [who] delight [in] them.

Modern King James verseion

The works of Jehovah are great, sought out by all those who have pleasure in them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

NET Bible

The Lord's deeds are great, eagerly awaited by all who desire them.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD's works are great, pondered by all those who delight in them.

The Emphasized Bible

Great are the works of Yahweh, sought out, by all who find pleasure therein.

Webster

The works of the LORD are great, sought out by all them that have pleasure in them.

World English Bible

Yahweh's works are great, pondered by all those who delight in them.

Youngs Literal Translation

Great are the works of Jehovah, Sought out by all desiring them.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The works
מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

of the Lord

Usage: 0

גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

דּרשׁ 
Darash 
Usage: 164

Context Readings

Praise To God For His Work And Commands

1 Praise ye LORD. I will give thanks to LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation. 2 The works of LORD are great, sought out by all those who have pleasure in it. 3 His work is honor and majesty, and his righteousness endures forever.


Cross References

Psalm 143:5

I remember the days of old. I meditate on all thy doings. I muse on the work of thy hands.

Psalm 104:24

O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom have thou made them all. The earth is full of thy riches.

Psalm 139:14

I will give thanks to thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are thy works, and that my soul knows right well.

Proverbs 24:14

so the knowledge of wisdom [is] to thy soul. If thou have found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.

Job 5:9

who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number,

Job 9:10

who does great things past finding out, yea, marvelous things without number.

Job 26:12-14

He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smites through Rahab.

Job 37:7

He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he has made may know [it].

Job 38:1-41

Then LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Job 41:1-34

Can thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook, or press down his tongue with a cord?

Psalm 77:11-12

I will make mention of the deeds of LORD, for I will remember thy wonders of old.

Psalm 92:4-5

For thou, LORD, have made me glad through thy work. I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

Psalm 104:34

Let thy meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in LORD.

Psalm 107:43

He who is wise will give heed to these things, and they will consider the loving kindnesses of LORD.

Proverbs 17:16

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

Proverbs 18:1-2

He who desires to separate himself seeks excuses, and rages against all sound wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also he has set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.

Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

Jeremiah 32:17-19

Ah lord LORD! Behold, thou have made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thine outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for thee,

Daniel 4:3

How great are his signs, and how mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

Romans 1:28

And just as they did not approve having God in knowledge, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do things that are not fit;

Romans 8:6

For the mentality of the flesh is death, but the mentality of the Spirit is life and peace.

Ephesians 1:19

And what is the transcending greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of the dominion of his might,

Ephesians 2:7-10

So that in the coming ages he might show the transcending wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 1:10-12

About which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently. Men who prophesied about the grace for you,

Revelation 15:3

And they sing the song of Moses the bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty, righteous and TRUE are thy ways, thou King of the nations.

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