Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.
Parallel translations
- WEB Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- KJV Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
- 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.
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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 Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.
- Ps 106:48Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah!
- 1 Chr 29:10Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, “You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
- Exod 15:11Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Ps 86:10For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.
- Ps 136:4To him who alone does great wonders; for his loving kindness endures forever:
- Ps 77:14You are the God who does wonders. You have made your strength known among the peoples.
- Ps 68:35You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!
- Job 5:9who does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvelous things without number;
- 1 Chr 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless Yahweh your God!” All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
- Dan 4:2–3It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.
- Job 9:10He does great things past finding out; yes, marvelous things without number.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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