The Meaning of Psalms 145:6 Explained

Psalms 145:6

KJV: And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

YLT: And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount.

Darby: And they shall tell of the might of thy terrible acts; and thy great deeds will I declare.

ASV: And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; And I will declare thy greatness.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And [men] shall speak  of the might  of thy terrible acts:  and I will declare  thy greatness. 

What does Psalms 145:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 145:1-9 - God's Unsearchable Greatness
This psalm is an acrostic, the verses beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The couplet for the fourteenth letter, Nun, between Psalms 145:13-14, has no place in the text. Some versions have supplied the omission as follows: "The Lord is faithful in all His words and holy in all His works." This is virtually a repetition of Psalms 145:17.
The word all is characteristic of this psalm. It was the Te Deum of the Hebrew Church. The Jews said that its threefold repetition was the best preparation for the praises of the world to come. Speaking of this psalm and those following, Dr. Gilfillan says: "They are the Beulah of the Book; the sun shineth night and day. Coming at the close of all the prayerful, penitential, and mournful psalms, they unconsciously typify the joy and rest of glory." The theme of the psalm is God. He is great, Psalms 145:3; gracious, Psalms 145:8; good, Psalms 145:9; upholdeth, Psalms 145:14; is righteous, Psalms 145:17; is nigh, Psalms 145:18; preserved, Psalms 145:20. And the main aspect of His handiwork is the creation and maintenance of a universe of happy beings who subsist on His bountiful care. His tender mercies are over all His works. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 145

1  David praises God for his fame
8  For his goodness
11  For his kingdom
14  For his providence
17  For his justice, holiness, and savings mercy

What do the individual words in Psalms 145:6 mean?

And the might of Your awesome acts [Men] shall speak of and Your greatness I will declare
וֶעֱז֣וּז נוֹרְאֹתֶ֣יךָ יֹאמֵ֑רוּ [וגדולתיך] (וּגְדוּלָּתְךָ֥) אֲסַפְּרֶֽנָּה

וֶעֱז֣וּז  And  the  might 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֱזוּז  
Sense: strength, fierceness, might.
נוֹרְאֹתֶ֣יךָ  of  Your  awesome  acts 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, feminine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יָרֵא 
Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid.
יֹאמֵ֑רוּ  [Men]  shall  speak 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
(וּגְדוּלָּתְךָ֥)  and  Your  greatness 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: גְּדוּלָּה  
Sense: greatness.
אֲסַפְּרֶֽנָּה  I  will  declare 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, first person common singular, third person feminine singular
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.