Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
Parallel translations
- WEB Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- BSB Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- NKJV Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things!
- NASB ¶Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wonders.
- NLT Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.
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Quick answer
The psalm bursts into praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
Overview
The doxology turns from the king to God himself, the true source of every wonder. It confesses that God alone works marvelous deeds, including the righteous reign just described. This anchors all messianic hope in the God who accomplishes salvation, supremely in the wonders worked through Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Ps 41:13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
- Ps 106:48Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.
- 1 Chr 29:10Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
- Exod 15:11Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Ps 86:10For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
- Ps 136:4To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Ps 77:14Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.
- Ps 68:35O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
- Job 5:9Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
- 1 Chr 29:20And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
- Dan 4:2–3I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
- Job 9:10Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
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