KJV King James Version
And [men] shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
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Psalm 145:6
And [men] shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.
WEB World English Bible
Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.
ASV American Standard Version
And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; And I will declare thy greatness.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount.
Surrounding context — Psalm 145
3 Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness [is] unsearchable.
4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
6 And [men] shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 The LORD [is] gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9 The LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.
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Habakkuk 2:14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.Daniel 3:28-29[Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.Psalm 107:31-32Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!Psalm 113:3From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’S name [is] to be praised.Psalm 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.Psalm 126:2-3Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.Psalm 22:31They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done [this].Jeremiah 50:28The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.Psalm 66:3Say unto God, How terrible [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.Psalm 92:1-2A Psalm [or] Song for the sabbath day. [It is a] good [thing] to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:Psalm 22:22-23I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.Joshua 9:9-10And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,Daniel 6:25-27Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.Psalm 107:21-22Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!Deuteronomy 32:3Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.Joshua 2:9-11And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.Ezra 1:2Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah.Psalm 98:2-3The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
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