Psalm 147:5

Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

Cross-references

Psalm 40:5 Parallel

Psalm 40:5 marvels at God's thoughts toward us, which are beyond compare—directly relating to His understanding beyond measure.

Psalm 139:17 declares the vastness of God's thoughts, mirroring the theme of His understanding being immeasurable.

Psalm 145:3 Parallel

Psalm 145:3 says 'Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom', matching the theme of unlimited understanding.

Isaiah 40:28 states that God's understanding is unsearchable, directly paralleling 'beyond measure' in the main verse.

In Jeremiah 10:6, this same declaration of God's incomparable greatness and might echoes the praise of His power and understanding.

Jeremiah 32:17-19 expands on God's great power and counsel, reinforcing that nothing is too hard for Him—parallel to His boundless understanding.

Romans 11:33 exclaims the depth of God's wisdom and knowledge, calling His judgments unsearchable—a clear parallel to His incomprehensible understanding.

Job 12:13 Parallel

In Job 12:13, this same pairing of wisdom and might appears, reinforcing that God's limitless understanding is paired with power.

Job 36:5 Parallel

In Job 36:5, God's mighty strength of understanding directly parallels the psalm's description of abundant power and measureless understanding.

Job 37:16 Parallel

In Job 37:16, the 'perfect in knowledge' echoes the psalm's statement that God's understanding is beyond measure, emphasizing His infinite wisdom.

In Isaiah 40:26, God's greatness in power and His knowledge of every star by name parallel His abundant power and measureless understanding.

Daniel 2:20 Parallel

In Daniel 2:20, wisdom and might are ascribed to God, directly echoing the psalm's praise of His power and understanding.

1 Samuel 2:3 affirms that the LORD is a God of knowledge, linking to the attribute of understanding in the main verse.