Psalms 147:5

"He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights God's omnipotence and attention to detail, suggesting that even in His vast creation, every star holds a unique significance. It underscores the personal care of God over each part of His universe, extending metaphors of divine oversight into the cosmos.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Great is our Lord -See the notes atPsalms 48:1. And of great power -This seems to be added, as inIsaiah 40:28, in view of the power required in making the heavens, and in guiding and numbering the stars: “Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?” His understanding is infinite -Margin, Of his understanding there is no number. That is, This corresponds with his power to number the stars. There is no limit to it. It is not bounded; there is no point reached where it can be said that there is no more; that it is exhausted.

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