Psalms 106:2 KJV

Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • The happiness of God's peopleNone of our sins or sufferings should prevent our ascribing glory and praise to the Lord. The more unworthy we are, the more is his kindness to be admired....

Thompson Chains

Parallel Passages

  • Psalms 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
  • Psalms 145:4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Nehemiah 9:5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
  • Job 5:9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
  • Job 26:14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
  • Psalms 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
  • Psalms 139:17–18 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! …

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Bible Dictionary

  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Who can utter מִי mî Interrogative יְמַלֵּל yĕmallēl מָלַל Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • the mighty acts גְּבוּרוֹת gĕbûrôt גְּבוּרָה Noun · feminine plural construct
  • of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • can shew forth יַשְׁמִיעַ yašmîaʿ שָׁמַע Verb · hiphil imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • all his praise כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct תְּהִלָּתוֹ tĕhillātô תְּהִלָּה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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