Psalms 145:3

3 Yahweh is great and is highly praised;[a] His greatness is unsearchable.[b]

Psalms 145:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 145:3

Great [is] the Lord, and greatly to be praised
Christ is the great God as well as our Saviour; great in all the perfections of his nature, of great wisdom, power, faithfulness, holiness, grace, and goodness; great in his person as God-man, God manifest in the flesh; great in all his offices and relations he bears and stands in to his people; and great in all his works of creation, providence, and redemption, in which he is concerned; and upon all which accounts he is to be praised, and greatly to be praised, by his people, even to the utmost of their capacities, here and hereafter; see ( Psalms 48:1 ) ; and his greatness [is] unsearchable;
the greatness of his nature, and the perfections of it, these are past finding out; and so are his ways and works, and the riches of his grace, ( John 11:7 ) ( 5:9 ) ( Ephesians 3:8 ) . The Targum is,

``and of his greatness there is no end.''
So the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions.

Psalms 145:3 In-Context

1 I exalt You, my God the King, and praise Your name forever and ever.
2 I will praise You every day; I will honor Your name forever and ever.
3 Yahweh is great and is highly praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation will declare Your works to the next and will proclaim Your mighty acts.
5 I will speak of Your glorious splendor and Your wonderful works.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Ps 48:1; 96:4; 1 Ch 16:25
  • [b]. Jb 5:9; 9:10; Isa 40:28
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