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Psalms 92:5

O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 92:6.

מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.גָּדְל֣וּgadelvbeגָּדַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be”, a completed actionH1431to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), towe…מַעֲשֶׂ֣יךָmaaseykhabusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מְ֝אֹ֗דmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.עָמְק֥וּameqvdeepעָמַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “deep”, a completed actionH6009to be (causatively, make) deep (literally or figuratively)(be, have, make, seek) deep(-ly), depth, be profound.מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָmachshevoteykhacunningמַחֲשָׁבָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cunning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4284a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(92-6) How great are Thy works, O LORD! Thy thoughts are very deep.

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American Standard Version (1901)

How great are thy works, O Jehovah! Thy thoughts are very deep.

Young’s Literal Translation

How great have been Thy works, O Jehovah, Very deep have been Thy thoughts.

World English Bible

How great are your works, Yahweh! Your thoughts are very deep.

Darby Translation

Jehovah, how great are thy works! Thy thoughts are very deep:

Douay-Rheims

Thy testimonies are become exceedingly credible: holiness becometh thy house, O Lord, unto length of days.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(92-6) How great are Thy works, O LORD! Thy thoughts are very deep.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

How have thy works been magnified, O Lord! thy thoughts are very deep.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου, Κύριε; σφόδρα ἐβαθύνθησαν οἱ διαλογισμοί σου.